Wednesday, January 5, 2011

This ones for my daughter


Baked Mostaccioli
My daughter requests to eat pasta everyday. She loved this meal! I couldn't find whole wheat mostaccioli pasta. Any pasta will do really, so choose whatever kind of pasta you want. Whole wheat will just make it that much more healthy.







8 oz uncooked mostaccioli
1/2 lb lean ground turkey
1 small onion, chopped
1 can (14-1/2 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
1/3 cup water
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
2 cups (16 oz) fat-free cottage cheese
1 tsp dried marjoram
1-1/2 cups (6 oz) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1. Cook mostaccioli according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, cook turkey and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain if necessary.

2. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, water, oregano, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

3. In a small bowl, combine cottage cheese, and marjoram; set aside. Drain mostaccioli.

4. Spread 1/2 cup meat sauce into an 11x7 in baking dish coated with cooking spray. Layer with half of the mostaccioli, meat sauce and mozzarella cheese. Top with cottage cheese mixture. Layer with remaining mostaccioli, meat sauce and mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese (dish will be full).

5. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until bubbly and heated through.



1 comment:

  1. Katie, all these recipes look awesome so far... I love healthy recipes and it seems like they're hard to find... thanks for sharing this! :)

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