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Spinach Ground Beef Recipe

Spinach and Ground Beef Recipe with Pasta

Easy, healthy, and incredibly yummy!! An easy mid week dinner, and a great dish to change up with whatever ingredients you have available. It’s quick, easy, cheap, and delicious.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine Pasta
Servings 12
Calories 361 kcal

Equipment

  • LARGE SAUCEPAN
  • Baking dish

Ingredients
  

  • 5 Cups Pasta uncooked
  • 2 Pounds Ground Beef
  • 1 Onion chopped
  • 1 Cup Scallions sliced
  • 3 Carrots shredded
  • 3 Celery Stalks chopped
  • 2 Cans Diced Tomatoes
  • 4 Teaspoons Salt
  • 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 Teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Dried Oregano
  • 3 Packages Frozen Spinach thawed and drained
  • 1 Cup Parmesan Cheese shredded
  • 1 Cup Cherry Tomatoes halved

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350F/180C.
  • Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packaging.
  • Heat a large saucepan, add the ground beef, onions, scallions, carrots, and celery, and cook on medium heat until the beef is browned.
  • Next add the diced tomatoes (including the juice), and add the salt, garlic powder, pepper, and oregano. Bring it to a boil, reduce the heat, and cover with a lid, simmer for 25-30 minutes until vegetables are softened.
  • Drain the pasta, and divide it in half. Set one half aside and stir the other half into the spinach and beef mixture.
  • Pour the mixture into a large baking dish (or divide between 2 smaller baking dishes).
  • Spread the remaining pasta evenly over the top, sprinkle with the shredded parmesan cheese, and scatter the halved tomatoes (use any leftover spinach for the top)
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until the pasta begins to brown.

Notes

VARIATIONS: SPINACH GROUND BEEF RECIPE

The list is endless and you could have a different variation for every day of the month! Try some of these in any combination, or even all at once if you’re really hungry.
  • Bacon: Top with crumbled bacon or mix some in with the ground beef before baking.
  • Meat: Substitute ground beef for turkey, pork, chicken, fish, or tofu.
  • Vegetables: Use any vegetables to hand such as cauliflower, broccoli, or green beans.
  • Pasta: Try it with macaroni, penne, tagliatelle, fusilli (twirly pasta) or farfalle (bow tie pasta).
  • Spice: Add a bit of spice, like paprika, cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, or ginger.
  • Seeds: Add in some seeds such as Chia Seeds or Flaxseed for extra healthiness.
Keyword Beef, Spinach