Cheesy baked ziti

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¾poundsZiti or rotelle pasta
1packFrozen broccoli flowerets; 10 oz
1packFrozen cauliflower flowerets 10 oz
15ouncesNonfat ricotta cheese
1cupShredded part-skim milk mozzarella
¾teaspoonDried leaf oregano
6dropsLiquid red-pepper seasoning
15ouncesReduced-fat spaghetti sauce

Directions

1. Cook pasta in pot of boiling water for 6 minutes. Add broccoli and cauliflower; cook 2 minutes. Drain.

2. Blend ricotta, mozzarella, oregano and red-pepper seasoning in bowl. Toss pasta and 1 cup sauce in pot. Spoon half of pasta into 13x9x2-inch casserole. Spoon two-thirds cheese mixture over top. Add remaining pasta, spoon on remaining sauce and top with cheese mixture.

3. Bake, covered, in preheated 450F oven 25 minutes, until heated.

Serve with grated Parmesan, if you wish.

Per serving: 575 cal, 35 g protein, 10 g fat, 84 g carbohydrate, 830 mg sod, 16 mg chol

from Family Circle 11/23/93 typed by Tiffany Hall-Graham Submitted By TIFFANY HALL-GRAHAM On 12-22-94