Meatless Pastitsio

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups butter, melted (4 sticks)
• 1 lb elbow macaroni
• 1 cup romano cheese, grated
• 1 cup mizithra cheese
• 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• 6 eggs, beaten to blend
• 2 cups milk
• fresh ground pepper
• 8 phyllo pastry sheets

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 brush 9x13-inch baking dish with some of melted butter.
• 3 cook macaroni in large pot of boiling salted water until tender;drain well.
• 4 mix with half of remaining melted butter in a large bowl.
• 5 toss with cheeses.
• 6 blend in eggs,milk and pepper.
• 7 spoon into prepared dish.
• 8 (can be prepared 1 day ahead to this point, covered and refrigerated.if refrigerated, bring to room temperature before continuing.).
• 9 cover dish with phyllo, brushing each sheet with some of remaining butter.
• 10 score top 3 sheets with tip of sharp knife.
• 11 bake 15 minutes.
• 12 reduce oven to 300 degrees and bake 35 minutes.
• 13 let stand 15 minutes.
• 14 cut into squares and serve.