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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a bowl, mash together the pheta, mizithra, kaseri, walnuts, and cream. | 2. Mix well by kneading, cover and set aside. | 3. Salt and pepper ground beef to taste, and saute in olive oil until meat is dry. | 4. When dry cover well with red wine and set aside. | 5. In a pan, melt butter to sizzling point. | 6. Add tomato paste, oregano and 2 cups water, and simmer until sauce is half thickened. | 7. Add the ground beef to the tomato sauce. | 8. Continue to simmer covered until sauce is thickened. | 9. Cover and set aside (Keep hot). | 10. Put salt, olive oil and water in a pan and bring to a boil. | 11. Add rigatoni; boil 10-15 minutes (must be under-done). | 12. Drain well and spread on a cloth. | 13. Slice open each macaroni and about a tsp of the cheese mixture on it, then roll it like a cigarette. | 14. As the macaronies are stuffed and rolled, carefully place them side by side in a baking pan until pan is filled. | 15. Spread meat sauce over the pasta, and cover all generously with kephalotiri. | 16. Bake at about 350F for 20-30 minutes. | 17. Serve hot. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
feta cheese	1/2			198.0	3.0675	10.6575	15.96
mizithra cheese	1/2	lb		201.7338	0.0	44.8801	1.1333
kasseri cheese	1	cup	grated	201.7338	0.0	44.8801	1.1333
walnut	1/4	cup	ground	481.78	0.0	0.0	54.5
heavy cream	2 -3	tablespoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
beef	1	lb	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
salt				-	-	-	-
pepper				-	-	-	-
red wine	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
butter	3	tablespoons		256.5	11.7855	8.0145	21.6
tomato paste	1	can		139.4	32.147	7.343999999999999	0.799
oregano	1/2	teaspoon		1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	1/2	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
olive oil	1	tablespoon		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
water	3 -4			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
rigatoni pasta	1/2			201.7338	0.0	44.8801	1.1333
kefalotiri			grated	201.7338	0.0	44.8801	1.1333

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.