Ground Beef Ricotta Bake
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  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
1/8 to 1/4 box spaghetti or angel hair1 TBS margarine16 oz. lean ground beef1 TBS minced onion1/2 tsp garlic powder3/4 c. part skim ricotta1 TBS dried basil1 TBS dried oregano1 tsp dried rosemary1 large tomato, chopped4 TBS ketchup.5 c. part skim shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions
Cook pasta according to package directions. While waiting, brown ground beef. Drain. Add minced onion, garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste. After pasta is cooked and drained, add to an 8x8 square baking pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Mix 1 TBS of margarine into spaghetti. Spread in an even layer. Add ricotta to the ground beef in its skillet. Mix well. Spread beef and ricotta mixture evenly over spaghetti. Sprinkle basil, oregano, and rosemary over the top. Cover this layer with chopped tomatoes. Distribute ketchup evenly over tomatoes. Cover it all with the mozzarella cheese. Bake in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.

Makes 6 servings.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JENNIW70.
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 367.5
  • Total Fat: 21.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 71.5 mg
  • Sodium: 308.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 20.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
  • Protein: 23.1 g

Member Reviews
  • EVICLAGG
     Its a every day dish, nothing fancy but quite tasty. I might add some red bell peppers to give it a bit more taste. All make it again, its quick, good and simple! - 10/2/09
  • RBRASHER
     This was pretty tasty! The ricotta does kinda give it a grainy texture in the beef but it's definately yummy. I might mix the ketchup into the ricotta mix the next time to give it a more sweetness and flavor. Definately would make again. Hubby even liked it! - 5/8/08
  • NASFKAB
     Great - 2/26/20
  • SUSANBEAMON
     Not bad. I may make it again. - 8/31/18
  • CHERIRIDDELL
     I enjoyed this - 8/30/18
  • DRLMAZ
     yummy - 8/23/18
  • DJ4HEALTH
     ok - 4/5/18
  • PAGANMOMMA13
     was a good dish but seemed a little on the dry side when it was finished... taste was excellent just kept finding myself feeling like i was ending up with spaghetti with barey any sauce or anythng else other than tomatoes in it.. may make again but may try to tweak it for my family... - 3/10/14
  • JOANNEEMERALD
     I think this recipe was ok. The ketchup sort of ruined it for me. I would like to find something to use in its place. - 12/12/13
  • SUNSHINESCHULER
     Loved IT! I cut down the spices to 1/2 Tbsp of Basil & Oregano. It was perfect! Picky 7 year old who hates meat unless it's chicken nuggets had seconds and told me, "The next time you make something I don't like make some of this for me to eat." Husband liked it too and both of them hate ketchup. - 10/20/11
  • REBAKAH
     I made this last night, and it was hit with the husband. Pretty easy to make, and very tasty (I added a whole bunch of spices though). - 4/14/11
  • JAIME007
     Very, very yummy. I doubled the recipe. Instead of using 2 tomatoes, I used one large tomato and one can of diced tomatoes because that's what I had. I used olive oil instead of butter on the pasta. My husband and his friends really liked it. - 3/14/11
  • ITALIAN-MAMA
     This was a fit in my home!!! I added some homemade pasta sauce to the pasta before putting it in the pan. - 5/27/10
  • MIMIHARVILL
     Very simple flavors, great for serving picky eaters. Thank you. - 5/19/09
  • PINKYTUSCADONUT
     Looks yummy! - 6/23/08



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