Courtesy of Bob Greene's Best Life Cookbook.
I really enjoyed this for dinner. It was easy to prepare, took minimal cooking effort on my part, is packed FULL of veggies and made it seem like I had been slaving all day over it! This recipe made enough for Jason, Marie and I to have our fill, and Jason to have lunch the next day.
Ingredients:
2 medium potatoes, skin on
2 tsp. olive oil
1/4 tsp. salt
Cooking Spray
2 large carrots, peeled and finely chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 pound lean ground beef or turkey
3-4 cups spinach, well-washed
Kitchenware:
Pot, large enough to boil potatoes in
Skillet
9-inch pan
For the Potatoes:
Place the potatoes in a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain the potatoes, add the oil and salt and mash until smooth. (I discarded the oil and used butter instead. I'll take a few extra calories for the flavor. I didn't like the taste of just the oil.)
While the potatoes are cooking, prepare the beef mixture:
Preheat the oven to 375. (If your dish can fit in a toaster oven, it does well in it as well!) Heat a skillet over medium heat, and lightly coat it with cooking spray. Add the carrots and onion and cook until slightly browned, about 4 minutes, stirring often. Add the meat and cook until browned, about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir the spinach into the beef mixture.
In the oven-safe pan, place the beef mixture, and cover with the mashed potatoes. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes if cooking immediately, or about 20 minutes if it's been refrigerated. After baking, set to broil for 5 minutes, until the tops of the potatoes are browned. Serve.
Nutritional Information: (exactly as the recipe is posted) 4 servings, per serving: 282 Calories, 27g Protein, 24g Carbs, 5g Fiber, 4g Sugars, 8g Fat, 3 g Sat Fat, 69 mg Cholesterol, 68 mg Calcium, 276 mg sodium.
