Italian Beef Florentine & Savory Pasta

This is a Publix Apron's recipe that K found a while ago and wanted to try over the weekend. You can find the original recipe here. It's a 2-step process to make the Italian Beef Florentine and then the Tortellini & Broccoli pasta but it's well worth the effort. Overall it only takes about 30 minutes to cook eveything but there's several pots, pans and bowls involved. I modified a few ingredients from the original recipe but it was a huge win and K takes all the credit for this one. I did the dishes!

Serving Size: 4

Italian Florentine
Ingredients:
4 lean ground beef patties (1 lb)
2 eggs, beaten
1.5 cups Panko bread crumbs
2 tsp dried Italian seasoning
2 tbsp olive oil
1 jar Alfredo sauce
2 cups fresh baby spinach
1/4 cup flour
Salt & pepper to taste

What To Do:
Place flour in bowl
Beat eggs gently in second bowl
Combine bread crumbs, seasoning, salt, and pepper in a third bowl
 

1. Preheat large pan on medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Dip patties in flour, coating both sides. Dip into eggs; let excess drip off. Dredge in bread crumb mixture (wash hands)
2. Pour olive oil in pan, then slowly add patties and cook 2-3 minutes on each side to brown
3. Reduce heat to medium and cook for an additional 2-3 more minutes on each side or until cooked to your liking.

  

4. Place Alfredo sauce in medium saucepan; bring to a boil on medium-high
5. Reduce heat on sauce to low. Stir in spinach; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until spinach wilts. Serve sauce over patties



Savory Pasta
Ingredients:
2 tbsp olive oil
1.5 cups water
1 can diced tomatoes (drained) 
1 package frozen cheese tortellini
1 pack frozen broccoli with cheese sauce

What To Do: 

This is where I modified the recipe quite a bit. 

1. Boil tortellini in a medium saucepan according to direction on the package

2. Cook broccoli and cheese in the microwave according to the direction on the package

3. Drain tortellini and return to saucepan

 4. Add the diced tomatoes and cheesy broccoli to the saucepan with tortellini and cook 2 more minutes or until hot and bubbly

Serve and enjoy!

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