Beef Casserole Italiano - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1 teaspoon parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon oregano leaves
1 teaspoon basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained well
2 cups ricotta cheese
8 ounces mozzarella cheese, slices

Preparation

Brown 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 a 13x9x2 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 degrees for 20 minutes.