Skillet Noodles and Beef

35 min · Serves 8

Based on a recipe from University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, via USDA MyPlate Kitchen

What goes in

• ½ lblean ground beef
• ½ cupchopped onion
• 1 canlow-sodium tomato sauce
• 1½ cupswater
• 1.2 mlgarlic powder
• 1.2 mloregano
• 1.2 mlbasil
• 3 cupsuncooked wide noodles
• 1 packfrozen chopped spinach
• 1 cupnon-fat cottage cheese
• ½ cupshredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

How to cook it

1. Cook and crumble the ground beef in a large skillet until browned, then drain and rinse off the excess fat.
2. Return the beef to the skillet and stir in the onion, tomato sauce, water, garlic powder, oregano, and basil.
3. Cover the skillet with a lid and bring the liquid to a rolling boil.
4. Mix in the uncooked noodles, replace the lid, and cook at a gentle simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Thaw the spinach in the microwave, incorporate it into the skillet, and simmer covered for another 5 minutes.
6. Stir the pasta mixture well, then dollop the cottage cheese over the surface and sprinkle with the mozzarella.
7. Cover and simmer for 10 final minutes until the cheese is melted and noodles are cooked through, adding a splash of water if the skillet begins to dry out.

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