Family Meal

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly oil a 9” x 13” baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Add pasta and cook for 8–10 minutes or until al dente; drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large pot over medium heat.
• Add onion and cook over medium heat until softened.
• Add ground beef to the same skillet, and cook until brown.
• Drain any excess fat from the pan.
• Stir in garlic, pasta sauce, diced tomatoes, oregano, salt and pepper.
• Add cooked pasta to the pot of sauce and stir until combined.
• In a small bowl, stir together ¼ cup parmesan cheese, 2 eggs, nutmeg, ricotta cheese and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese (be sure not to add all the cheese to this mix).
• In the prepared baking dish, pour in half of the pasta with sauce, top with spinach and then cheese mixture.
• Pour the rest of the pasta with sauce on top and sprinkle with the remaining ¼ cup parmesan cheese and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.
• Bake for 15 minutes until sauce is bubbling and cheese is melted and brown.

Good to know: You can save time by making the sauce the night before. Then just assemble and cook. We like to double the recipe for the meat sauce and freeze for another time so it’s ready to go.