Baked Ziti Casserole

When I was doing weight watchers i managed to find some pretty amazing recipes on the online forum.  This is one of them.  Unfortunately, i like to make it with ground meat instead of turkey breast and this is why the calorie intake is higher than usual.



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Baked Ziti Casserole

To streamline the recipe, we skipped the traditional step of browning the meat before it's combined with the rest of the ingredients; it cooks fully as the casserole bakes. This recipe easily doubles to feed a crowd; bake in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish for 35 minutes.

YIELD

 4 Servings

CATEGORIES

 pasta, casserole, 300cal

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INGREDIENTS

• • 6 ounces uncooked ziti (short tube-shaped pasta)
  • 2 cups Basic Marinara
  • 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
  • 1/4 cup (1 ounce) shredded Asiago cheese, divided
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco)
  • 6 ounces ground turkey breast
  • Cooking spray

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INSTRUCTIONS

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain.
  3. Combine pasta, Basic Marinara, 1/2 cup mozzarella, 2 tablespoons Asiago, salt, pepper sauce, and turkey in a large bowl. Spoon into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella and remaining 2 tablespoons Asiago. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until cheese is lightly browned. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

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NOTES

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: about 1 cup)

CALORIES 362 (26% from fat); FAT 10.5g (sat 5.5g,mono 3.4g,poly 0.4g); PROTEIN 26.3g; CHOLESTEROL 39mg; CALCIUM 311mg; SODIUM 546mg; FIBER 3.5g; IRON 2.3mg; CARBOHYDRATE 41g