Skillet Noodles and Beef

A quick and easy weeknight entrée. If you want to give this dish an extra kick, spice with your favorite hot sauce or red pepper flakes.

• Prep: 15 min
• Cook: 25 min
• Total: 40 min
• Servings: 8
• Cuisine: American
• Difficulty: Easy

Dietary

• Nut-Free
• Soy-Free
• Low-Sugar
• Low-Carb

Tags

• comfort food
• quick
• savory
• classic
• kid-friendly
• one-pot

Ingredients

• 0.5 pound ground beef (lean)
• 0.5 cup onion (chopped)
• 1 can tomato sauce (low-sodium)
• 1.5 cup water
• 0.25 teaspoon garlic powder
• 0.25 teaspoon oregano
• 0.25 teaspoon basil
• 3 cup noodles (uncooked, 1/2-inch wide)
• 1 package spinach (frozen, chopped)
• 1 cup cottage cheese (fat-free)
• 0.5 cup mozzarella cheese (part-skim, shredded)

Instructions

1. Brown ground beef in a large skillet.
2. Drain and rinse to remove fat.
3. Add onion, tomato sauce, water, garlic powder, oregano, and basil.
4. Cover and bring to a boil.
5. Add noodles.
6. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
7. Defrost spinach in the microwave.
8. Stir spinach into skillet mixture.
9. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
10. Stir mixture.
11. Spoon cottage cheese on top and sprinkle with shredded mozzarella.
12. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
13. Add water if mixture gets too dry.

Notes

If you want to give this dish an extra kick, spice with your favorite hot sauce or red pepper flakes.

Nutrition (per serving)

• Calories: 155
• Protein: 12.4 g
• Carbohydrates: 16.5 g
• Fat: 4.8 g
• Fiber: 2.8 g
• Sodium: 176 mg
• Saturated Fat: 1.9 g
• Sugar: 3.1 g
• Cholesterol: 33 mg