Jenny Approved Hamburger Spinach Tomato Pasta One Dish Meal Food

JENNY-APPROVED HAMBURGER-SPINACH-TOMATO-PASTA ONE DISH MEAL

Steps:

• Put a pot of water on to boil.
• Brown the ground beef with the chopped onions and garlic.
• Add pasta to boiling water -- cook as long as advised by box directions.
• Put frozen spinach and shredded carrots into a microwave-safe bowl and zap (cook in the microwave) for 7 minutes (stir at about 4 minutes).
• Add both cans of tomatoes to cooked meat, stir, and simmer for a few minutes.
• Add spinach and carrots to the meat mixture, stir, and simmer for a few minutes.
• Drain pasta and place in a HUGE serving dish.
• Put meat and veggie mixture into the HUGE serving dish and mix thoroughly with the pasta.
• Serve hot.

SPINACH TOMATO BURGERS

Steps:

• Combine first six ingredients. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into four 1/2-in.-thick patties., Place burgers on an oiled grill rack or in a greased 15x10x1-in. pan. Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4-5 in. from heat until a thermometer reads 160°, 4-5 minutes per side. Grill buns, cut side down, over medium heat until toasted. Serve burgers on buns; top with spinach dip, tomatoes and lettuce.

ONE-POT SPINACH AND TOMATO PASTA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat and cook the pasta according to the package instructions. Reserve ¾ cup (175 ml) of pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta in a colander and place the pot back on the stove over medium heat
• To the pot, add the olive oil, onion, red pepper flakes, and garlic. Cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and reserved pasta water, and simmer until reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Season with the salt and pepper.
• Add the pasta back to the pot, along with the shredded chicken and spinach, and stir to combine and wilt the spinach.
• Store the leftovers in the fridge for the rest of the week.
• *Vegan/Vegetarian Substitution: Omit the shredded chicken.
• Enjoy!

PICNIC PASTA SALAD -- ONE DISH MEAL

Steps:

• Mix all salad ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Whisk dressing ingredients together until smooth and well-blended.
• Toss salad ingredients with dressing until well-blended.
• Let sit, refrigerated, at least 4-6 hours, preferably overnight.
• Note: Additional vegetables can be added substituted if desired. Frozen broccoli florets or chopped cucumber are particularly good. But if you add a lot of extra veggies you might need an extra half batch of dressing.
• Note: It is not necessary to thaw the frozen veggies if making it the night before.
• Note: Fresh beans, snapped to size, can be used raw for a crisper texture or they can be blanched and cooled first.

QUICK & DIRTY HAMBURGER SPINACH CALZONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Season ground beef with onion powder, garlic powder, and black pepper to taste.
• Brown beef.
• Open pizza crust package and slice into 2 or 3 sections depending on how hungry you are!
• Stretch dough sections a bit to thin them out and to make room for the filling.
• Layer beef, cheese, and spinach on each dough section.
• Wrap dough around filling.
• Bake on a cookie sheet for 10-15 minutes until golden.
• Serve with warm tomato sauce for dipping.
• Tips: I like to wrap the crust around the filling so that all four sides overlap on top.
• Then I flip them over so that they bake on the overlapping sections to prevent the bottom from falling out.
• You can patch any thin spots before baking by pulling dough off the thick spots and pressing it over the thin area.