Vegetarian pastitsio

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsEggplant; peeled, cubed
1Sweet red pepper; large diced
1Sweet green pepper; large diced
½poundsSmall pasta shells
2cupsOnion and garlic tomato pasta sauce (homemade or otherwise)
¼teaspoonCinnamon
12ouncesFatfree cottage cheese
1carton(8-oz) fatfree yoghurt
1tablespoonAll purpose flour
1teaspoonDry oregano
½teaspoonSalt
¼teaspoonBlack pepper; freshly ground
¼cupGrated fatfree Parmesan cheese

Directions

Date: Fri, 3 May 96 18:07 PDT

From: tmead@... (Thaddeus Mead) Boil eggplant and peppers, covered for 4 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon to colander, drain. (reserve water) (I Steam these vegetables).

Add pasta to boiling water, cook 8 minutes. Drain in colander, spread in 13X9X2-inch baking dish. Stir together tomato sauce and cinnamon, spoon over pasta. Press excess liquids out of vegetables. Spoon on top of sauce.

Cool. Cover with foil. Refrigerate. This can be refrigerated up to 2 days.

Combine cottage cheese, yogurt, flour, oregano, salt, pepper and 2 tbsp ff parmesan cheese in medium size bowl. Refrigerate. Also can be refrigerated up to 2 days. Stir cheese.Pour over casserole.

Bake, covered, in preheated 400 degree oven for 40 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle with remaining Parmesan. Bake 15 minutes until top is golden. Bon appetit. From Catherine on beautiful Vancouver Island.

FATFREE DIGEST V96 #123

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