Spinach With Ground Beef Recipes

BEEF AND SPINACH LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; crumble beef drain. Stir in the spaghetti sauce, garlic, basil and oregano. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. In a large bowl, mix together the spinach, ricotta and 1 cup mozzarella cheese., Spread 1-1/2 cups meat sauce into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with 3 noodles. Spread 1-1/2 cups sauce to edges of noodles. Top with half of the spinach mixture. Repeat layers. Top with the remaining noodles, sauce and 1 cup mozzarella cheese., Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake until bubbly, 10-15 minutes longer. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. If desired, top with minced fresh basil.

FRESH SPINACH WITH GROUND BEEF

Steps:

• Sauté onion until cooked.
• Minced garlic and spinach.
• Add beef and cook until brown and minced garlic.
• Add broth and spinach.
• Cook until spinach is wilted.
• Red pepper flakes, and sour cream.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• This can be served with rice or noodles and topped with Parmesan Cheese.

JOE'S SPECIAL BEEF AND SPINACH SCRAMBLE

Steps:

• Beat eggs, basil, and oregano together in a bowl.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onions with a pinch of salt in hot oil until onion is translucent, 4 to 6 minutes; add mushrooms with another pinch of salt. Saute mushrooms and onion until mushrooms are soft and brown around the edges, 4 to 6 minutes more.
• Stir ground beef, pepper, and salt into the mushroom mixture. Cook and stir until meat is lightly browned and crumbly, 1 to 3 minutes. Turn off the heat. Push all meat to one side of the skillet and tilt the skillet so that the excess grease runs down to the bottom of the pan. Use a paper towel to blot the grease.
• Stir spinach into beef mixture and cook over medium heat until spinach is heated through, about 1 minute. Add eggs; cook and stir until eggs are set, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and top with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.

CHEESY SPINACH AND BEEF CASSEROLE (SPINACH FANDANGO)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• In a large skillet or dutch oven, combine the 1lb ground beef, 1 diced onion, 8oz fresh sliced mushrooms, 1 clove of minced garlic, and 1 tsp oregano and cook over medium heat until meat is browned and the vegetables are softened and fragrant.
• While the beef mixture is browning, microwave the frozen spinach to defrost it. I microwaved it in a microwave safe bowl for 4 minutes. Then, remove from the microwave and over the sink, press the spinach up against the sides of the bowl to extract excess liquid and drain off the liquid. You can also use cheesecloth or a sieve if you prefer.
• Once the spinach is fully strained, add it to the browned beef mixture and toss to combine.
• Next, combine the rice, 1 tsp oregano, 1 cup sour cream, 1 Tbs butter and 3/4 cup of milk in a small bowl and stir until combined and creamy. If the rice isn't warm and the butter doesn't melt, you can microwave it for 45 seconds.
• Add the creamy rice mix to the beef and spinach mixture and then pour it all into a medium to large sized rectangular casserole dish and spread evenly to all sides.
• Sprinkle 8 oz shredded Monterrey Jack Cheese evenly over the top of the casserole.
• Bake for 35 - 40 minutes or until the casserole is bubbling and the cheese on top is melty and slightly browned.
• Allow to rest for 5 minutes after removing from the oven before slicing.

GROUND BEEF-SPINACH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef, onion, and garlic in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Add mushrooms, oregano, hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add spinach, soup, and sour cream; cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer to a casserole dish and cover with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, 15 to 20 minutes.

BEEF AND SPINACH GREEK PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Squeeze spinach to remove any excess moisture. Combine spinach, cheese, eggs and oregano in medium bowl. Set aside.
• Heat large ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add Ground Beef and onion; cook 8 to 10 minutes, breaking into 3/4-inch crumbles and stirring occasionally. Pour off drippings. Season with salt and pepper, as desired. Add beef mixture to spinach mixture; mix well. Wipe out skillet.
• Combine phyllo strips and oil in medium bowl; toss to coat well. Spray same skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Place 1/2 of phyllo strips in bottom of skillet; top with beef mixture, pressing with back of spoon or spatula to flatten. Top with remaining phyllo strips.
• Bake in 400°F oven 15 to 18 minutes or until beef is heated through and topping is golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut into 4 wedges to serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and Grease and 9" X 11" casserole dish
• Cook ground beef in skillet with diced onion until browned and cooked through. Drain and set aside.
• Slice potatoes into 1/4 inch thick rounds.
• Place sliced potatoes on a plate and cover with saran wrap. Alternatively, you can simply cover it with a microwave safe cover if you don't want to use saran wrap.
• Cook in the microwave for 8 minutes or until fork through easily. *I do this in 2 batches**BE CAREFUL when you take the saran wrap off ( if you use it) as lots of steam is released and it's HOT!
• Melt butter in separate bowl in microwave safe bowl.
• Arrange half of the potatoes in bottom of dish and drizzle with butter.
• In a separate medium mixing bowl, mix 1/2 cup grated Swiss cheese, spinach, cottage cheese, garlic and egg. Then add ground beef. Mix well.
• Spread the spinach and ground beef mixture over the first layer of potatoes and butter.
• Cover with remaining potatoes, drizzle with remaining 2 1/2 tbsp butter.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 cups Swiss cheese.
• Bake 40-50 minutes or until potatoes are soft. Cool for 5 minutes

SPINACH AND GROUND BEEF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
• In a large skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.
• Stir in the spinach, cream cheese, condensed soup, sour cream, milk, salt and 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese. Stir over low heat, just until combined.
• Transfer to the prepared baking dish. Cover with foil. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil; sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup of mozzarella cheese and the French-fried onions. Bake for 10 more minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the casserole is hot and bubbly.

ONE-POT SPINACH BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, cook beef and garlic over medium heat until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles, 6-8 minutes; drain. Stir in broth, tomatoes and seasonings; bring to a boil. Stir in pasta; return to a boil. Cook, uncovered, until pasta is tender, 7-9 minutes., Stir in spinach until wilted. Sprinkle servings with cheese.

GROUND BEEF AND SPINACH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook beef, onion, celery, and garlic in heavy skillet until meat is brown and vegetables are tender. In large bowl, combine meat mixture with remaining ingredients. Turn into a 2 quart casserole dish. Cover and bake in 350* oven 30 minutes or until hot.