Jenny-Approved Hamburger-Spinach-Tomato-Pasta One Dish Meal - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs ground beef
1 medium onion (chopped)
3 garlic cloves (either chopped or use a press)
1 (16 ounce) bag frozen spinach
1 cup carrot, shredded
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can crushed tomatoes (Whole Foods has an excellent Crushed Tomatoes with Rosemary, but you can use regular crushed tomatoe)
8 ounces macaroni (Barilla Plus elbows are best)

Preparation

Put a pot of water on to boil.
Brown the ground beef with the chopped onions and garlic.
Add pasta to boiling water -- cook as long as advised by box directions.
Put frozen spinach and shredded carrots into a microwave-safe bowl and zap (cook in the microwave) for 7 minutes (stir at about 4 minutes).
Add both cans of tomatoes to cooked meat, stir, and simmer for a few minutes.
Add spinach and carrots to the meat mixture, stir, and simmer for a few minutes.
Drain pasta and place in a HUGE serving dish.
Put meat and veggie mixture into the HUGE serving dish and mix thoroughly with the pasta.
Serve hot.