This is a warm and comforting casserole that the entire family will like on a cold night. Serve with a green salad for a complete meal. Watch your portion sizes.
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups)
Ingredients
1 (1-pound) package uncooked ziti (short tube-shaped pasta)
1 pound hot turkey Italian sausage links
1 cup chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 (14.5-ounce) cans petite-diced tomatoes, undrained
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
Cooking spray
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded fresh mozzarella cheese
1 cup (4 ounces) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°
Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain the pasta, and set aside.
Remove casings from sausage. Cook sausage, onion, and garlic in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until browned, stirring to crumble. Add the tomato paste, salt, pepper, and tomatoes, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Combine cooked pasta, sausage mixture, and basil. Place half of the pasta mixture in a 4-quart casserole coated with cooking spray. Top with half of mozzarella and half of Parmesan. Repeat layers. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until bubbly.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 413 (26% from fat)
Fat: 11.8g (sat 6.1g,mono 2.2g,poly 1g)
Protein: 24.1g
Carbohydrate: 53g
Fiber: 4.5g
Cholesterol: 49mg
Sodium: 941mg
Source: Cooking Light, November 2003
2 comments:
Thought of you ... perhaps for a blog posting closer to Valentine's Day, just noted a recipe for cupcakes that won't blow your diet: only 92 calories and 1.8 g of fat/cupcake. Not bad!
http://cupcakecentralblog.com/?p=671
Ooh, that looks yummy!
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