Rita's Spinach Casserole

Name: Rita's Spinach Casserole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef; 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 cup sour cream; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 3 1/2 cups farfalle (bow tie) pasta, uncooked; 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained; 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

⏱️ Ready in 50 min 🥄 Prep 10 min 🔥 Cook 40 min 👥 6 servings

This is a quick and delicious way to get kids to eat spinach! Ground beef and tomato sauce are layered in a casserole with spinach and mozzarella cheese.

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 10 min

Cook 40 min

Serves 6

Difficulty Medium

🛒 Ingredients

1 pound ground beef

1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce

1 cup sour cream

1 teaspoon dried thyme

3 1/2 cups farfalle (bow tie) pasta, uncooked

1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 6

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 373

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 20.8g 27%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 584mg 25%

Total Carbohydrate 23.9g 9%

Dietary Fiber 3.2g 11%

Total Sugars 4.1g

Protein 24g 48%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Bring a pan of lightly salted water to a boil.

Add the pasta, and cook until tender, about 8 minutes.

Crumble ground beef into a skillet over medium-high heat.

Cook, stirring constantly until evenly browned.

Drain excess grease, and stir in the tomato sauce, sour cream and thyme.

Place the cooked pasta into the bottom of a 2 quart casserole dish.

Pour the ground beef mixture over the pasta.

Cover with a layer of spinach.

Top with shredded cheese.

Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until heated through and lightly browned on the top.