Italian Hot Dish

Arienna
Arienna Posts: 913
edited September 20 in Recipes
Italian Hot Dish

1 1/2 cups uncooked small pasta shells ( I use Ronzoni Whole Grain)
1 lb lean ground beef
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms (I omit because no one in my family likes them)
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1 15 oz can tomato sauce
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp garlic powder (I use 2 cloves fresh garlic)
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp pepper
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
4 tsp Parmesan cheese (I use reduced fat)

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2) Cook pasta according to directions
3) Meanwhile in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown the beef, 1/2 cup mushrooms, onion and green pepper, drain. Stir in tomato sauce, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
4) Drain pasta; place in an 8" square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with meat sauce and remaining mushrooms. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese and 2 tsp Parmesan cheese.
5) Cover and bake for 35 minutes; uncover and sprinkle with remaining cheeses, bake 5-10 min longer or until cheese is melted.

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  • ready4change
    ready4change Posts: 151 Member
    What are the nutritional facts for this dish -- it sounds delicious!
  • Arienna
    Arienna Posts: 913
    What are the nutritional facts for this dish -- it sounds delicious!

    Oops, didn't copy enough!

    Nutrition Facts before my adjustments
    Servings 4
    Serving size 1/4 pan

    Calories 391
    Fat 12 g
    Sat fat 5g
    Cholesterol 65 g
    Sodium 663 mg
    Carbs 36g
    Fiber 3g
    Protein 33 g
  • CasperO
    CasperO Posts: 2,913 Member
    Wow, that sounds great.

    I wonder how it would do with this chicken sausage we've been eating lately in place of the hamburger. It's way yummy, and a nice big fat link is only 120 cals.

    Our dinner last night:

    Dinner
    Members Mark - Mozzarella & Roasted Garlic Chicken Sausage, 1 link 120 17 5 2 55 1 remove
    Pasta - Homemade, made with egg, cooked, 100 g 130 5 2 24 41 0 remove
    Homemade - Spaghetti Sauce, 0.33 cup cooked 53 9 0 2 23 0 remove
    Sam's - Whole Wheat Hoagie Roll, 1/4 roll 130 5 2 25 0 3 remove
    Kraft - Free Ranch (Fat Free Ranch Dressing), 1 tbsp (34g) 25 0 0 6 0 0 remove
    Homemade - Dinner Salad (Romaine Lettuce, Tomato), 1 cups 20 0 0 0 0 0 remove
    Add Food Remember Meal 478 36 9 59 119 4

    478 calories with the bread and salad and dressing - and that ain't bad. :smile:
  • Arienna
    Arienna Posts: 913
    Wow, that sounds great.

    I wonder how it would do with this chicken sausage we've been eating lately in place of the hamburger. It's way yummy, and a nice big fat link is only 120 cals.

    Our dinner last night:

    Dinner
    Members Mark - Mozzarella & Roasted Garlic Chicken Sausage, 1 link 120 17 5 2 55 1 remove
    Pasta - Homemade, made with egg, cooked, 100 g 130 5 2 24 41 0 remove
    Homemade - Spaghetti Sauce, 0.33 cup cooked 53 9 0 2 23 0 remove
    Sam's - Whole Wheat Hoagie Roll, 1/4 roll 130 5 2 25 0 3 remove
    Kraft - Free Ranch (Fat Free Ranch Dressing), 1 tbsp (34g) 25 0 0 6 0 0 remove
    Homemade - Dinner Salad (Romaine Lettuce, Tomato), 1 cups 20 0 0 0 0 0 remove
    Add Food Remember Meal 478 36 9 59 119 4

    478 calories with the bread and salad and dressing - and that ain't bad. :smile:

    That mozzarella and roasted garlic chicken sausage is soooo good. I get it at Sam's club. Also, sometimes I replace ground beef for ground turkey and no one notices the differences! I'm sure that would be good made with the chicken sausage though, very temped to try it myself!
  • tiffanygil
    tiffanygil Posts: 478 Member
    Can you tell me were you I can get some of this chicken sausage? It sounds so good and I cant find it anywhere in my area.
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