What Greek baked pasta dish is often compared with lasagna?

Pastitsio is the Greek baked pasta dish often compared with lasagna. It is a layered casserole usually made with tubular pasta, seasoned ground meat, and a baked béchamel topping, giving it a structure and richness similar to lasagna.

The dish is strongly associated with Greek cuisine, especially modern Greek home cooking and taverna menus. Its name comes through the Venetian pasticcio, a broad family of baked savory pies and pasta dishes. That connection reflects centuries of culinary exchange in the eastern Mediterranean and the Ionian Islands.

Pastitsio is not simply Greek lasagna. Lasagna normally uses wide, flat sheets of pasta arranged in layers, whereas pastitsio commonly uses long macaroni or other tubular pasta. Its béchamel layer is also typically prominent, forming a smooth, browned crust over the meat and pasta beneath.

Souvlaki is grilled meat, dolma consists of stuffed leaves or vegetables, and spanakopita is a spinach-and-feta pastry. All are Greek foods, but none is a baked layered pasta dish. Pastitsio is therefore the single canonical answer for this comparison.