Baked Ziti W Tofu Shirataki
Quick pasta dish without the calories! makes three huge servings if made as one-dish meal or 4-6 if served in addition to fresh bread and green salad. uses tofu shirataki noodles to drastically cut calories. ground beef, chicken or turkey can be subbed for the buffalo meat, ounce for ounce. *this entire dish as listed below has 917 calories, 31g of fat and 97g of protein (that's 305 calories, 10g of fat & a whopping 32g of protein per serving). Calculated using eden organic pasta sauce and kraft cheeses.
Steps
Preheat oven to 350f.
Lightly grease a 8x8 baking dish.
Set aside.
Tofu noodles: bring pot of water to boil , add well drained tofu noodles and return to boil.
Boil for two minutes and leave to drain in colander until needed.
Or just rinse and drain noodles , then microwave for one minute and place in colander to drain while preparing remaining ingredients.
In a large saucepan over medium high heat , cook ground meat , onions , green pepper , garlic and black pepper over medium heat until meat is browned.
Drain fat.
Add pasta sauce , crushed red pepper & italian seasoning and cook until mixture is hot , stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile , cut tofu noodles into manageable pieces.
Then add noodles to the sauce mixture and mix well.
Stir in 1 / 4 cup of the mozzarella cheese and 1 / 4 cup cheddar cheese , mixing until well combined.
Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish.
Top with remaining cheeses - 1 / 4 cup of the mozz , 1 / 4 cup cheddar and 1 / 4 cup parmesan.
Cove.
Ingredients
tofu shirataki noodles, ground buffalo meat, onion, green pepper, garlic cloves, fresh ground black pepper, pasta sauce, crushed red pepper flakes, italian seasoning, 2% mozzarella cheese, fat-free cheddar cheese, fresh parmesan cheese