recipelink.com Chat Room Recipe Swap - 2001-05-23
From: Kelly~WA

Inside Out Ravioli

1 pound lean ground beef
salt & pepper to taste
1 md onion -- chopped
6 ounce mastoccioli pasta
3 cloves garlic
10 ounce spinach; frozen -- cooked
1 tablespoon salad oil -- (opt)
1 cup american cheese -- grated
16 ounce tomato sauce
1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
6 ounce tomato paste
2 eggs -- well beaten
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1/4 cup salad oil
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/4 cup parmesan cheese -- grated

Brown meat, onion and garlic in oil (oil is optional for use if meat is extra-lean). Drain excess grease. Add tomato sauce and paste (diluted with 3 cans of water), dried parsley, oregano, salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 min. Cook the pasta as directed on package. Drain and rinse with cold water. Put back into pan in which it was cooked. Add cooked spinach, American cheese, breadcrumbs, eggs, oil and Parmesan cheese. Spread mixture in a 9x13" greased baking dish. Top with meat mixture. Sprinkle more grated Parmesan cheese on top. Bake at 350~F for 30 minutes.