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March 13, 2014 By Emily 14 Comments

Spinach Baked Ziti

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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.

Spinach Baked Ziti

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!

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Filed Under: Pasta, Recipes Tagged With: baked ziti, Dinner, Food, Marinara, pasta, Recipes, Spinach, tomatoes, ziti

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  1. Xiomara @ Parkesdale says

    March 13, 2014 at 9:10 pm

    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!

    Reply
    • Emily says

      March 14, 2014 at 10:08 am

      Haha. Where do kids learn to avoid green food? This recipe is delicious!

      Emily

      Reply
  2. Erlene says

    March 18, 2014 at 4:57 am

    Thanks for sharing this. I’m always looking for new ways to use ground beef too. Pinned. Visiting from Fri Pin Fest.

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    • Emily says

      March 19, 2014 at 3:09 pm

      This was really delicious. Thank you for pinning!

      Emily

      Reply
  3. Chris at Hye Thyme Cafe says

    March 20, 2014 at 1:44 am

    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]

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    • Emily says

      March 20, 2014 at 9:25 pm

      Yes I think pasta dishes are always better left over!

      Emily

      Reply
  4. Ai Lin from Nomsies Kitchen says

    March 20, 2014 at 12:02 pm

    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.

    Reply
    • Emily says

      March 20, 2014 at 9:24 pm

      I love casseroles too!

      Emily

      Reply
  5. Sarah @ Thank You Honey says

    March 21, 2014 at 7:12 am

    Yummy! Thanks for sharing on Whatever Wednesday on Thank You Honey! Hope to see you again next week!

    Reply
    • Emily says

      March 24, 2014 at 7:03 pm

      Thank you!

      Emily

      Reply
  6. Jessica says

    April 11, 2015 at 4:49 pm

    Is there a way to mix all the ingredients together an bake the next day?

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    • Emily says

      April 13, 2015 at 1:39 pm

      I have not tried that but I would assume as long as you refrigerate it that it would be fine!

      Emily

      Reply
  7. Sarah says

    August 4, 2015 at 8:55 pm

    Emily,
    How many does this serve?
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Emily says

      October 27, 2015 at 5:10 pm

      Probably about 6 easily!

      Thanks!
      Emily

      Reply

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