Amy's Baked Ziti

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb cavatelli (pasta)
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 3/4 cup onion, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
• 3/4 cup frozen chopped spinach, cut in small pieces
• 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 2 cups part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaf, torn
• 1/2 cup fat free feta cheese, crumbled
• 4 cups tomato sauce
• 4 slices sharp provolone cheese (deli)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, boil the pasta until it is almost cooked, drain and return to pot.
• 2 in a skillet, sauté onion, garlic and chopped spinach until the onions are tender.
• 3 remove from pan.
• 4 using the same pan, brown ground beef, drain grease and let stand on a paper towel to drain further.
• 5 in a medium bowl, combine ricotta, basil and the onion mixture.
• 6 combine pasta, tomato sauce, meat, ricotta onion mixture, feta and mozzarella and stir until even.
• 7 pour into 2 9x9-inch baking dishes, top with provolone slices and bake at 450° for about 20 minutes.
• 8 let stand 10 minutes before serving.