Description

This skillet dinner is a simple dish to make. Use your favorite marinara sauce, ground beef, ricotta and Parmesan cheeses, frozen spinach and lasagna noodles. It's a hearty, comforting meal that's great with a side salad to complete the meal.

Ingredients

• Kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 12 oz. lasagna noodles
• 20 oz. frozen spinach, thawed
• 2 c. ricotta cheese
• 1/2 c. shredded or grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving
• 1 T. olive oil
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 2-32 oz. jars marinara sauce
• 8 oz. shredded or grated Mozzarella cheese

Steps

1. Place an oven rack on the top third of the oven. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. In a large pot of well salted boiling water, cook pasta, stirring a few times to prevent sticking, until al dente, about 6 minutes; drain.
3. Meanwhile, wrap thawed spinach in a clean kitchen towel; wring out as much excess liquid as possible; transfer to a medium bowl. Combine with ricotta and parmesan cheeses, 1 t. salt and ¼ t. pepper.