Layered Pasta Bake
Sour cream gives this meaty, cheesy Layered Pasta Bake a tangy twist!
Ingredients
- 1 (13.25 oz) box of wheat penne
- 1 lb 95% lean ground beef
- 1 (15 oz) can of tomato sauce
- 1 (6 oz) can of tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- Salt, to taste
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 cup fat free sour cream
- 4 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup scallions, chopped
- 1 cup shredded 2% Mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 375. Lightly coat a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- Cook pasta according to directions on box, then drain and set aside.
- While water heats for the pasta, in a large sauté pan, cook the ground beef over medium heat, breaking up beef until it is completely browned. Drain grease from pan if necessary. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar, basil, oregano, salt and water. Reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, combine the sour cream, cream cheese and egg and mix together until smooth and thoroughly combined. Add in the chopped scallions and stir.
- Spread a thin layer of the sauce mixture across the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top this with a layer of the cooked penne. Spread half the sour cream mixture over the top of the pasta. Top with a layer of the meat sauce. Repeat the layers again starting with the pasta. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese evenly over the top. Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes.
Notes
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Nutrition Information:
384 calories, 47 g carbs, 9 g sugars, 10 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 26 g protein, 7 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)
MyWW SmartPoints per (1/8th of the recipe) serving:(SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Green: 10 SmartPoints/ Blue: 10 SmartPoints/ Purple: 6 SmartPoints
Weight Watchers Points Plus:
9 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) Adapted from Annie’s Eats
9 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) Adapted from Annie’s Eats