Spinach and Beef Lasagna

Name: Spinach and Beef Lasagna
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper; 1 teaspoons dried basil; 118 milliliters dried parsley; 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 473 milliliters fat-free ricotta cheese; 283 grams package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 10 lasagna noodles, or more as needed; 227 grams lean ground beef; 1 onion, chopped; 1 teaspoons dried oregano; 59 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 227 grams package shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 kilograms spaghetti sauce

Spinach and Beef Lasagna might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 12 servings with 250 calories, 18g of protein, and 6g of fat each. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 50 minutes. Head to the store and pick up garlic, part-skim mozzarella cheese, spaghetti sauce, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the extra virgin olive oil you could follow this main course with the Peach Crisp: Healthy Crisp for Breakfast as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Oven

Heat a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot pot with garlic, oregano, and basil until beef is completely browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir spaghetti sauce and spinach into ground beef mixture; simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.

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Pasta Sauce

Ground Beef

Oregano

Spinach

Garlic

Basil

Beef

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Pot

Stir ricotta cheese, 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, parsley, Parmesan cheese, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl.

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Mozzarella

Parmesan

Ricotta Cheese

Black Pepper

Parsley

Salt

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Bowl

Spread a small amount of sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch pan. Arrange lasagna noodles in a single layer over the sauce.

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Lasagne Noodles

Sauce

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Frying Pan

Spread another layer of sauce over the top and arrange another layer of lasagna noodles over sauce.

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Lasagne Noodles

Sauce

Spread 1/2 the remaining sauce and 1/2 the cheese mixture over the top. Repeat layers, finishing with sauce. Cover pan with aluminum foil.

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Cheese

Sauce

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Aluminum Foil

Frying Pan

Bake in the preheated oven for 55 minutes, remove aluminum foil, sprinkle lasagna with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, and bake until noodles are cooked through and sauce is bubbling, about 15 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.

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Mozzarella

Pasta