VEGETABLE BEEF CASSEROLE

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From "Cooking a la Heart"- Delicious Heart Healthy Recipes from the Mankato Heart Health Program, 1988.

Provided by BeccaB3c

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h

Yield 1 9x13 inch baking pan, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 lb lean ground beef
1 egg white
1 cup breadcrumbs
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2/3 cup skim milk
5 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and drained
2 -3 zucchini, thinly sliced
1 medium onion, sliced and separated into rings
1 medium green pepper, thinly sliced
1 (6 ounce) can no-added-salt tomato paste
1 (8 ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
1/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
fresh ground pepper
1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 cup shredded part-skim farmer cheese

Steps:

  • Mix together ground beef, egg white, bread crumbs, garlic powder and milk.
  • Pat into a 9x13 inch baking dish- Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes; pour off any accumulated fat.
  • Spread spinach over meat.
  • Layer zucchini over spinach and onion and green pepper over zucchini.
  • Mix together tomato paste, tomato sauce, water, basil, oregano and pepper.
  • Pour over layered casserole.
  • Cover with foil and return to oven.
  • Bake until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
  • During last 10 minutes of baking time, remove foil and top with shredded cheeses.

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