Snowtime Beef Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
2 (9 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1/4 cup of chopped onion
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon basil
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, cooked and drained
1 pint cottage cheese
1 (8 ounce) package sliced mozzarella cheese

Preparation

Brown the beef in skillet and pour off the fat.
Stir in the tomato sauce, onion, parsley, oregano, basil, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and pepper. Simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally.
Combine the spinach with the cottage cheese and remaining 1/4 tsp of salt.
Spoon the spinach mixture around the edges of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Pour the beef mixture into the center.
Cut each mozzarella slice into 3 lengthwise strips and arrange in lattice design over meat.
Bake at 375\u00b0F for 20 minutes.