Popeye Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb ground lamb
• 1 -2 cup italian style breadcrumbs
• 5 eggs
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 26 ounces spaghetti sauce
• 10 ounces frozen spinach
• 32 ounces ricotta cheese
• 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
• garlic salt
• basil
• parsley
• oregano

Recipe

• 1 sautee ground lamb in saucepan until cooked. season with garlic salt to taste. add jar of tomato sauce, basil and cook for at least 15 minutes.
• 2 in bowl mix ground beef with 3 eggs and enough bread crumbs until meatloaf consistency. spread mixture with a fork into bottom of 9x12 baking pan. bake at 350 degrees until cooked through (10-15 minutes). drain off any liquid.
• 3 cook spinach according to instructions. drain well.
• 4 mix ricotta cheese with 2 eggs, parmesan cheese, parsley and oregano.
• 5 spread a layer of sauce over ground beef “pie shellâ€?. spread half of ricotta mixture over sauce. place spinach over entire surface. spread remaining ricotta over spinach. spread remaining sauce over ricotta mixture. sprinkle top with mozzarella cheese.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until bubbling and browned. let stand for 10 minutes.