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