This hearty casserole is great for a family reunion or church supper. I've also made half the recipe for family gatherings. It's become a special favorite of my grandson-in-law and great-grandson, who often ask me to serve it when they're visiting. &mdash;Lois Lauppe, Lahoma, Oklahoma
 

Spinach Beef Macaroni Bake

elbow macaroni

beef

onions,

carrots,

celery ribs, chopped

(28 ounces each) Italian diced tomatoes, undrained

salt

garlic powder

pepper

oregano

Parmesan cheese

Cook macaroni according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large Dutch oven, cook the beef, onions, carrots and celery over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the tomatoes, salt, garlic powder, pepper and oregano. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

Drain macaroni; add macaroni and spinach to beef mixture. Pour into two greased 3-qt. baking dishes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350&deg; for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.

This was vvery good. Cut carrots in small chunks. Reduced the ingredients somewhat, there is only 2 of us. And used fresh spinach. My husband said it was a keeper. Thank you.

I made 1/2 recipe last night and it turned out wonderful. DH is a chef who came home from the restaurant, ate 2 servings and advised to hold on to this recipe! This is from a man who has no compassion for casseroles! I followed the recipe except spinach wasn't thawed so when the pasta was done I added to the boiling water, quick stir and drained spinach and pasta together. I also mixed parmesan cheese into casserole, put the lid on and baked for 25 mins, removed lid, sprinkled with mozzarella cheese and baked additional 15 mins.  Thank you Lois for a wonderful recipe that we will make again!

Jillknit - When a recipe calls for cooked fresh spinach, 1 pound of fresh spinach will yield 10-12 cups of torn leaves, which will cook down to about 1 cup. One package (10 ounces) of frozen spinach leaves yields about 1-1/2 cups after cooking. Hope this helps!!

Yum! We halved the recipe and used fresh spinach instead of frozen. Great flavor! We really enjoyed dinner tonight.

This is a must-have! A favorite for my family. Crushed ritz crackers on top and some extra cheese and we can clear the whole pan between just the 4 of us. ;)

Ok so I made this tonight, it smelled so good and looked so good, BUT it was missing something it was very dry, is it supposed to be dry..I added some sour cream to my bowl it was OK, then I tried mild sales naaaaah didn't taste right.... Did I do something wrong???? ??

Pretty good.  I made 1/4 of the recipe.  In the future I would use less spinach, add some tomato sauce, and cover during baking.  Crushed red pepper would be good too.  It took me more like 1 1/2 hours to prepare.

This is a good recipe, but be aware, the calorie count is wrong.  Actual calories in this recipe is double what the recipe states here.

This was not outstanding but good. I will make it again adding more spices.  As some of the previous reviewers I also halved this recipe and used fresh spinach.

I have made this recipe and also tweeked a bit. I added feta cheese instead of Parmesan and omitted the carrots. I also added Greek Seasoning. Fresh spinach works too. I put in three cans of plain diced tomatoes instead of Italian. Easy recipe to make.

I have never reviewed before, but this dish inspired me. Simple to make, and worth every ingredient! I saved some to freeze for another meal. DON'T do this>the ingredients separated and had a funny taste. (Almost dropped a star, but it IS yummy).

We really enjoyed this recipe. This can easily be cut in half or make a full recipe and freeze the other half for another day. I would like to try it with substituting a can of tomato sauce for one of the cans of diced tomatoes.

Any help for amonts and directions for adding fresh spinach?  I would appreciate any suggestions.

What is considered a "serving size" to achieve the nutritional numbers quoted?

i really liked this dish and so did my family, except I thought two pkgs of Spinach was too much, so next time I will only use one

Excellent! Very tasty dish light in calories.

I cut recipe in half to make for my family. Even those that don't like spinach love this recipe!

oh, yum! I loved this recipe! The hubby loved it too. Even tho it is just the two of us we had no problem eating it for several nights and I froze the rest.

This dish became very tasty after I added a 12 oz jar of chili sauce.

This was really good! Light and tasty.  My husband really liked it too.  I halved the ingredients since it's just two of us. I will definitely make this again.

spinach beef macaroni bake

Prep Time: 55 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total: 1 hours, 20 minutes

Servings: 7

Author : Taste of Home

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