Rita's Spinach Casserole recipe

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Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon dried thyme
3 ½ cups farfalle (bow tie) pasta, uncooked
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Nutrition Info

373.3 calories
carbohydrate: 23.9 g
cholesterol: 74.9 mg
fat: 20.8 g
fiber: 3.2 g
protein: 24 g
saturatedFat: 10.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 583.6 mg
sugar: 4.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a pan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the pasta, and cook until tender, about 8 minutes.

  2. Crumble ground beef into a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring constantly until evenly browned. Drain excess grease, and stir in the tomato sauce, sour cream and thyme.

  3. Place the cooked pasta into the bottom of a 2 quart casserole dish. Pour the ground beef mixture over the pasta. Cover with a layer of spinach. Top with shredded cheese.

  4. Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until heated through and lightly browned on the top.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

This is a quick and delicious way to get kids to eat spinach! Ground beef and tomato sauce are layered in a casserole with spinach and mozzarella cheese.

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