Since pasta is in our name you know I’m going to have a good pasta recipe coming to you pretty often. I’ve been trying to find more recipes involving ground beef because I feel like when I buy it I’m always repeating meals. I love my ground beef meals but I knew I needed to add some new ones. I went on a hunt and found this delicious recipe for Spinach Baked Ziti. I am calling it Spinach Baked Ziti but you can make it with any pasta of your choosing.
Now don’t let the fact that there is spinach in this scare you off. You can’t really taste the spinach so even if you don’t like spinach you should still try out this dish!
Ingredients:
– 16 ounces pasta
– 1 (10 oz) package frozen spinach
– 1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
– 2 eggs, beaten
– 1/4 cup olive oil
– 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
– 1 lb. ground beef
– 1/2 cup chopped onion
– 1 garlic clove, minced
– 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
– 1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
– 1 (16 oz) jar spaghetti sauce
Directions:
1. Cook pasta according to package directions
2. Cook the spinach according to package directions
3. Brown ground beef, onion and garlic in a skillet
4. Drain ground beef
5. Stir in tomato sauce, tomato paste and spaghetti sauce and simmer for 10 minutes
6. In a bowl combine spinach, bread crumbs, pasta, 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese, olive oil, and beaten eggs
7. In a 9×13 casserole dish spread spinach mixture in the bottom
8. Top with meat mixture
9. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese on top
10. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes
Yum, I want to make this dish again now. You know that I love all things pasta. So I love to try out a new pasta dish and a new ground beef dish. If you’re like me and looking for new dishes with ground beef then check out these dishes. Do you have a favorite ground beef dish? I’d love to check it out!

Oh! I love baked spinach anything. I just wish my girls would eat it. They see the green and it’s like an alarm goes off in their heads!
Haha. Where do kids learn to avoid green food? This recipe is delicious!
Emily
Thanks for sharing this. I’m always looking for new ways to use ground beef too. Pinned. Visiting from Fri Pin Fest.
This was really delicious. Thank you for pinning!
Emily
This looks/sounds soooooooo good! I’m already thinking ahead to eating it cold out of the fridge the next day lol. Isn’t it weird how pasta dishes are almost always better the next day – no, not necessarily cold. I guess the pasta has more time to soak up the flavors. 🙂 [#PinItThurs]
Yes I think pasta dishes are always better left over!
Emily
Hi Emily! I love spinach and bake pasta so this is a perfect dish. Casseroles are always so warming and comforting to come home too. Glad I found you on Pin It Thursday.
I love casseroles too!
Emily
Yummy! Thanks for sharing on Whatever Wednesday on Thank You Honey! Hope to see you again next week!
Thank you!
Emily
Is there a way to mix all the ingredients together an bake the next day?
I have not tried that but I would assume as long as you refrigerate it that it would be fine!
Emily
Emily,
How many does this serve?
Thanks!
Probably about 6 easily!
Thanks!
Emily