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Ingredients
1 pound penne or ziti pasta
8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
For the Meat Sauce:
2 pounds ground beef
1 onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
5 garlic cloves, grated
30 oz crushed tomatoes
salt, to taste
freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon dried oregano
For the Béchamel Sauce:
1/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups milk
salt, to taste
black pepper, to taste
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 eggs
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 °F, 200 °C.
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, add the pasta and cook according to the package's instructions. Save 2 cups of the pasta water. Transfer the pasta to a 9 by 13-inch baking dish. Season with salt, pepper, and dried oregano.
Make the meat sauce: Add the onion and olive oil to a pot and cook over medium heat until soft and golden. Add the garlic and warm through until fragrant. Add the ground beef to the pot and cook until no longer pink. Season with salt, pepper, and cinnamon. Mix together. Add the crushed tomatoes and a cup of water. Cook over medium-high heat until the sauce has thickened. About 25 minutes. Add the oregano and remove from the heat.
Make the Bechamel Sauce: Add the oil and flour to a saucepan, whisk together and cook over medium heat until toasted. Add the milk, salt, pepper, and nutmeg and whisk together. Cook and continue to whisk it together until the mixture comes to a boil and thickens. Remove from the heat. Whisk the eggs together in a bowl and add some of the hot milk to temper them. Whisk together and add the eggs to the pot along with the parmesan cheese. Mix together.
Assemble the Dish: Add the meat sauce to the pasta along with 1-2 cups of the pasta water. Add teh bechamel sauce and mix everything together. Top with the shredded mozzarella cheese. Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
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