Monday, December 9, 2013

Clean Eating Baked Italian Ziti

  • Ingredients 
    • 1 pound whole wheat penne pasta, cooked

    • 1 1/2 pounds lean, ground turkey
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 2 tablespoons dried basil
    • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
    • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
    • 1 tablespoon onion powder
    • 1 teaspoon honey
    • 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
    • 1/2 cup water
    • 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce, no sodium is best
    • 1 cup parmesan cheese

    Directions:

    1. While the pasta cooks, in a large skillet, cook the turkey meat in the olive oil.
    2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the basil, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, honey, vinegar, water and tomato sauce.
    3. Add the cooked pasta and the cooked meat to the tomato sauce and mix well.
    4. Transfer to a baking dish and top with parmesan cheese.
    5. Bake at 350 F. for about 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted.


    Nutritional Content:
    (Data is for 1/12 the recipe)
    Calories: 288
    Total Fat: 9 gm
    Saturated Fats: 3 gm
    Trans Fats: 0 gm
    Cholesterol: 52 mg
    Sodium: 193 mg
    Carbohydrates: 32 gm
    Dietary fiber: 4 gm
    Sugars: 4 gm
    Protein: 19 gm

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