Baked Ziti

Ingredients

• Onions

  Raw

  2 medium or 220g

• Garlic

  Raw

  3 cloves, minced or 9g

• Tomatoes

  Crushed, canned

  2 can (15 oz) or 850g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  2 can (6 oz) or 340g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  ¾ cup or 178g

• Parsley

  Raw

  2 tbsp or 8g

• Worcestershire sauce

  1 tbsp or 17g

• Basil

  Spices, dried

  2 tsp, leaves or 1g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  100g

• Ziti Pasta

  Great Value - Great Value

  16 oz or 454g

• Ricotta cheese

  Part skim milk

  100g

• Mozzarella cheese

  Part skim milk

  2 cup, shredded or 224g

• Parmesan cheese

  Low sodium

  ½ cup, grated or 50g

• Egg substitute

  Liquid or frozen, fat free

  ½ cup or 120g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Ground beef

  90% lean meat / 10% fat, raw

  16 oz or 454g

• Tomato, Garlic & Onion Pasta Sauce

  Tomato, Garlic & Onion, Essential Everyday

  2 ½ cup or 620g

Directions

1. In a large saucepan, cook beef and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Stir in the spaghetti sauce, tomatoes, tomato paste, water, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, basil and 1 teaspoon oregano. Cover and simmer for 3 hours, stirring occasionally. , Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. In a large bowl, combine the ricotta, mozzarella, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, egg substitute, salt and pepper., In two greased 13x9-in. baking dishes coated with cooking spray, spread 1 cup of meat sauce. In each dish, layer a fourth of the pasta, 1 cup meat sauce and a fourth of the cheese mixture. Repeat layers of pasta, sauce and cheese mixture. , Top with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese and oregano. Cover and bake at 350 for 1 hour or until heated through.
2. Recipe by: Taste of Home (source: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/baked-ziti/)