Ground Beef Florentine

Ingredients

• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup onion (finely diced)
• 1 lb frozen spinach (thawed and drained)

• 1 (8 ounce) package Philadelphia Cream cheese (softened)
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 2-3 cups shredded cheese (4 or 6 blend)
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• salt and pepper

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a large baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

2. 2

   In a large skillet, brown the ground beef and onion. Add the spinach, garlic powder and dry mustard, and cook until the meat is done.

3. 3

   In a large bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, heavy cream, Parmesan, nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste and mix well.

4. 4

   Combine the cream cheese mixture and the meat mixture in the large bowl.

5. 5

   Spoon the entire combined mixture into the large baking dish. Top with the 4 or 6 blend shredded cheese.

6. 6

   Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until bubbly and slightly golden browned.