Ravioli Casserole

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 32 ounces spaghetti sauce
• 1 cup cottage cheese (or mozzarella cheese, shredded )
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, soft, not toasted
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup oil
• 2 cups elbow macaroni, cooked
• 10 ounces spinach, frozen chopped

Recipe

• 1 cook elbow macaroni, drain.
• 2 brown first three ingredients,beef, onions and garlic, in a large skillet.
• 3 thaw spinach in microwave, squeeze out liquid and save 1 cup of the liquid.
• 4 add spinach liquid to spaghetti sauce and meat mixture. simmer for 10 minutes.
• 5 in a bowl combine cheese, breadcrumbs, eggs, 1/4 cup oil,spinach and macaroni.
• 6 take spinach mixture and spread in a 13x 9x2 inch baking dish. top with meat mixture. you can top with more grated mozzarella cheese.
• 7 bake at 350 degree oven 30 minutes or until "crisp" on top. let stand for 10 minutes before serving.