Description
You won’t miss the noodles in this keto-friendly casserole. I use a good quality marinara that has lots of seasonings for a great weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- ½ cup minced onion
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 ½ cups marinara sauce
- ½ cup ricotta cheese, drained
- ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Add ground beef to a skillet and season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir beef over medium-high heat until browned and crumbled
- about 10 minutes. Remove to a strainer and set aside.
- Pour oil into the same skillet and heat over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent
- 4 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant
- about 30 seconds.
- Return beef to the skillet. Pour in marinara sauce
- mix to combine
- and turn off heat.
- Mix ricotta cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
- and egg together in a bowl.
- Place meat mixture in an 8×8-inch oven-safe casserole dish. Spread cheese mixture over meat and sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
- Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is golden brown and cheese is melted
- 20 to 25 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before serving
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 4