Easy Baked Ziti Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 12 oz ziti pasta – uncooked
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• ⅓ lb ground beef – lean
• 1 tsp dried rosemary
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 28 oz canned crushed tomatoes
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese – part-skim shredded

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Prepare the pasta according the directions on that package. Don’t add salt.
2. Drain the water off of the pasta, and set aside.
3. Preheat oven to 350° F
4. In a medium sized saucepan, add olive oil.
5. Heat oil over medium heat.
6. Add in garlic and saute for Two minutes
7. Add in ground beef and cook until browned, approx 5 minutes.
8. Drain fat and place saucepan back on the heat.
9. Stir in the rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper, and oregano.
10. Cook an additional Two minutes.
11. Add in the tomatoes
12. Bring to a boil, reduce heat & simmer for Five minutes.
13. Place a thin layer of ground beef mixture on the bottom of the casserole dish.
14. Place ½ of the prepared pasta in an even layer.
15. Place ½ of the ground beef mixture evenly over the pasta
16. Place ½ of the mozzarella cheese in an even layer over the meat layer
17. Repeat each layer with the remaining pasta, meat sauce, and cheese.
18. Bake in preheated oven approx 30 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown and bubbling.

NOTES

My W-W Points: 7 Blue Plan and 9 Green Plan7 W-W Freestyle Points and 9 Smart Points

NUTRITION:

Serving: 191gCalories: 297.1kcalCarbohydrates: 39.5gProtein: 17.1gFat: 7.8gSaturated Fat: 3.9gCholesterol: 30.4mgSodium: 548.5mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4.7g