Southwestern Beef-and-pasta Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb mini penne pasta
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 teaspoon dried italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (16 ounce) jar salsa
• 1 (16 ounce) jar alfredo sauce
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups mexican blend cheese, shredded
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
• 3 meanwhile, coat a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray.
• 4 in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, cook beef with seasoning and salt until browned.
• 5 stir in salsa; remove from heat.
• 6 in large bowl, mix alfredo sauce, eggs and 1 cup cheese; stir in pasta.
• 7 in another bowl, toss spinach with 1/2 cup cheese.
• 8 to assemble, spoon half of pasta mixture, about 4 cups, into pan.
• 9 sprinkle spinach mixture evenly over pasta.
• 10 top with even layer of beef mixture.
• 11 top with remaining pasta mixture.
• 12 sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
• 13 bake until hot in center and top is golden, about 1 hour.
• 14 run sharp knife around edge of pan to loosen pasta.
• 15 let stand 10 minutes.
• 16 remove side of pan; sprinkle with parsley.