Pastitsio pasta: If unavailable, use small penne pasta instead. Ground beef: Ground lamb is also delicious in the meat sauce layer. Ground turkey would work at a pinch but wouldn’t be as meaty ...

Assemble the pastitsio: While the sauce is cooking, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Lightly grease a 9-by-13-inch ...

Ground beef >> ground lamb, ground turkey, a plant-based substitute or finely chopped mushrooms. A combination of finely chopped mushrooms and walnuts would also be good. If you don’t have allspice >> ...