beef florentine

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups medium egg noodles
• 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 1 (8 ounce) container cottage cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. add pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• in a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until evenly brown; drain excess fat. season with oregano, salt and pepper. stir in tomato sauce and water. remove from heat, and stir in cooked noodles.
• in a medium bowl, combine spinach, cottage cheese, onion, and parmesan cheese. spread half of noodle mixture in a large casserole dish. layer with all of spinach mixture, then cover with remaining noodle mixture.
• bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. cover with mozzarella, and continue cooking 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted.