Beef Casserole Italiano - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1/4 c. chopped yellow onion
2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
1 tsp. parsley flakes
1/2 tsp. leaf oregano
1 tsp. leaf basil
1/2 tsp. salt, divided
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained well
2 c. Ricotta cheese
1 (8 oz.) pkg. Mozzarella cheese slices

Preparation

Brown ground beef and onion; drain off fat.
Stir in the tomato sauce, parsley, oregano, basil, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, combine spinach, Ricotta cheese and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt.
Spoon spinach mixture around edges of 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish.
Pour beef mixture into center.
Cut each Mozzarella slice into 3 strips and arrange in a lattice pattern over meat.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 20 minutes.
Yields 8 servings.