Two-Cheese Ziti

Arienna

I'm making this for lunch today for my kids who LOVE mac and cheese.

Two-Cheese Ziti

Ingredients
3 cups uncooked ziti or small tube pasta- I'm going to use whole grain pasta
1 tablespoon butter- I use reduced fat margarine
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1-3/4 cups fat-free milk
3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese- I use reduced fat

TOPPING:
3 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
1-1/2 teaspoons butter, melted
1/4 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Cook ziti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in cheeses until melted.

Drain ziti; add to sauce and stir to coat. Transfer to a shallow 1-1/2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes.

In a small bowl, combine bread crumbs and butter; stir in cheeses. Sprinkle over ziti. Bake, uncovered, for 5-10 minutes or until heated through and topping is lightly browned. Yield: 5 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 3/4 cup equals 340 calories, 11 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 31 mg cholesterol, 590 mg sodium, 44 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 18 g protein.

Nutrition facts will be a little different for me because I'm going to be using low fat margarine, cheeses and whole grain pasta. Does anyone know of a site where we can punch in the ingredients to a meal and get accurate nutrition info for a serving?

This recipe is from Taste of Homes in their Healthy Meals category!

cmurphy04722

Try recipezaar.com, they're usually fantastic.

Arienna

Ok, here's the nutrition info for the adjustments I made and posted on the recipe


Nutrition Facts
User Entered Recipe

5 Servings


Amount Per Serving 3/4 cup

Calories 273.4

Total Fat 10.6 g

Saturated Fat 3.6 g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1.1 g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.7 g

Cholesterol 32.7 mg

Sodium 521.3 mg

Potassium 153.6 mg

Total Carbohydrate 31.9 g

Dietary Fiber 2.7 g

Sugars 0.7 g

Protein 15.2 g

Vitamin A 8.9 %

Vitamin B-12 5.7 %

Vitamin B-6 2.0 %

Vitamin C 1.4 %

Vitamin D 0.0 %

Vitamin E 0.3 %

Calcium 49.3 %

Copper 1.2 %

Folate 15.6 %

Iron 6.1 %

Magnesium 3.0 %

Manganese 3.0 %

Niacin 10.6 %

Pantothenic Acid 3.2 %

Phosphorus 9.7 %

Riboflavin 14.9 %

Selenium 5.5 %

Thiamin 18.3 %

Zinc 2.8 %