Pastitsio Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    200 g penne
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    1 onion, finely chopped
    2 garlic cloves, crushed
    500 g ground beef
    500 g pasta sauce
    340 g fresh bechamel sauce
    2 eggs
    1/2 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 180\u00b0C.
    Grease a 22cm springform pan, and line base and sides with baking paper.
    Cook pasta until tender. Drain. Return to pan.
    Heat oil in large frypan. Add onion and garlic. Cook for 5 minutes.
    Add mince and cook until brown. Add pasta sauce and 1/4c water. Simmer uncovered for 5-7 minutes or until sauce thickens. Add to pasta.
    Combine bechamel sauce and eggs. add 1/2c to pasta mix, stir to combine.
    Place pasta mix in pan. Smooth surface. Pour over remaining sauce. Sprinkle with parmesan.
    Bake 25-30 minutes until golden.
    stand 20 minutes. Slice into wedges and serve.

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