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 

Skinny Tuna Noodle Casserole

This is definitely another favorite of mine from skinny taste.  It is perfect during lent.  The only thing is that it does take more than usual for this casserole to prepare.  I tend to like my casseroles one to three and its done.




Skinny Tuna Noodle Casserole
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes 
Servings: 6 • Size: 1/6th • Old Points: 6 pts • Points+: 8 pts
Calories: 318 • Fat: 7 g • Protein: 27.3 g • Carb: 34.3 g • Fiber: 3.6 g    


Ingredients:

• 6 oz no-yolk noodles (Ronzoni Healthy Harvest, or brown rice pasta for gluten free)
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 medium onion, minced fine
• 3 tbsp flour (gluten free use rice flour)
• 1 3/4 cups fat free chicken broth
• 1 cup 1% milk
• 1 oz sherry (optional)
• 10 oz sliced baby bella mushrooms
• 1 cup frozen petite peas (thawed)
• 2 (5 oz) cans tuna in water, drained (I used albacore)
• 4 oz 50% reduced fat sharp cheddar (I used Cabot)
• butter flavored cooking spray
• 2 tbsp parmesan cheese
• 2 tbsp whole wheat seasoned breadcrumbs

Directions:

Cook noodles in salted water until al dente, or slightly undercooked by 2 minutes. Set aside.

Melt the butter in a large deep skillet. Add onions and cook on medium heat until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the flour and a pinch of salt and stir well, cooking an additional 2-3 minutes on medium-low heat 

Preheat oven to 375°. Lightly spray 9 x 12 casserole with butter flavored cooking spray.

Slowly whisk in the chicken broth until well combined, increasing heat to medium and whisking well for 30 seconds, then add the milk and bring to a boil. When boiling, add sherry, mushrooms and petite peas, adjust salt and pepper to taste and simmer on medium, mixing occasionally until it thickens (about 7 to 9 minutes). Add drained tuna, stirring another minute.

Remove from heat and add 1 cup reduced fat sharp cheddar and mix well until it melts. Add the noodles to the sauce and mix well until evenly coated. Pour into casserole and top with parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs. Spray a little more cooking spray and top and bake for about 25 minutes. Place under the broiler a few minutes to get the crumbs crisp (careful not to burn).