Beef Casserole Italiano - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef (lean)
1/4 c. chopped yellow onion
2 cans (8 oz. each) tomato sauce
1 tsp. parsley flakes
1/2 tsp. leaf oregano
1 tsp. leaf basil
1/2 tsp. salt, divided (salt substitute)
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 pkg. (10 oz. each) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained well
2 c. low-fat 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, pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.