Break 2-3 eggs into your baking dish along with about a teaspoon of salt (or less) and beat up, then add 1/2 -3/4 a liter of fresh milk to that and beat well.
Add 70% of your cooked pasta to the pan with milk and egg mixture and crumble up feta cheese on top (you can use any cheese you have left in your fridge - it doesn't have to be the most expensive kind). I put anywhere between 100-300g of cheese, whatever I've got on hand really.
To finish, top with the remaining pasta and some knobs of butter around the surface. Add a bit more milk so only 10 percent or so of the pasta sticks out of the milk. Bake at 200 Celsius for like an hour. The trick with this dish and most Albanian dishes I've found is to bake 40 minutes or so in the center of the oven on the rack, then move it to the bottom of the oven so it browns a bit on the bottom for the rest of the baking time. This dish tastes better and has a better consistency if you let it set by cooling it.
I post this recipe for those who don't have time to chop vegetables and just want to get a nutritious meal in the oven with as little hands-on time as possible.
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My best friend growing up was Albanian, and we used to eat this all the time. I was so, so excited to find your recipe! I couldn't even remember the name of this delicious food and now I am so excited to cook it. Thanks!
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