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Mario's Spaghetti Beef Spinach Bake




Source of Recipe


Q&ER


List of Ingredients




1/2 cup minced carrot
1/2 cup minced onion
1 cup minced celery
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup corn or olive oil
1 pound lean ground beef
1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
3 cups chopped peeled fresh tomatoes or canned chopped tomatoes
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons dried leaf oregano
1 teaspoon dried leaf basil
1/2 teaspoon dried leaf thyme
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
2 cups uncooked noodles
1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach
1/2 cup freshly grated
Parmesan cheese



Recipe




Saute together carrot, onion, celery and garlic in butter and oil; cook until tender.
Add beef; cook, stirrin, until browned.
Add tomato paste, tomatoes, salt, oregano, basil, thyme and Tabasco sauce; simmer, uncovered, 1 1/2 hours.
Cook noodles according to package directions; drain and rinse with cold water.
Cook spinach; drain well.
Add noodles and spinach to sauce.
Spoon mixture into a buttered 2-quart casserole; sprinkle with cheese. Bake in preheated 350 degrees oven 20 minutes or until heated through.


SERVES 4