Hungry Girl certainly has her substitutes, but I still prefer the real deal. My go to pasta is Ronzoni's Smart Taste - loaded with fiber, but not grainy like traditional whole wheat pasta.
I always say that my favorite "international" cuisine is Italian, and particularly lasagna. I LOVE lasagna. I'm worse than Garfield when it comes to this layered feast.
I came upon Marlene Koch's recipe for a lasagna-style dish called Fast Fix Lasagna. Though this is not prepared with your traditional flat lasagna noodles. She uses these cute little curvy numbers called Campanelle {i.e. "bell flowers"} noodles. Have you heard of them?
Man, I had a hard time finding these. None of my grocery stores {Giant, Safeway or Shoppers Food Warehouse} carried them. It wasn't until months later, after first attempting to make this dish, that I stumbled upon them at Target. Thank you Tar-jay for stocking these awesome noodles in your stores!
Essentially, the process of making Fast Fix Lasagna is the same as making regular lasagna - the only difference being the noodle shape. Below is the original recipe. Obviously because it's pasta, it's high in PointsPlus values, but I promise you it is a nice serving size (1.5 cups or 1/12 of the recipe) and is filling. Served with a side salad, you'd be plenty satisfied!
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| looks just like lasagna to me! |
Enjoy!
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Eat What You Love - Fast Fix Lasagna - 8 PointsPlus
Ingredients:
- 12 oz campanelle noodles
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 small white onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 8 oz Italian turkey sausage, bulk or removed from casings (I used Shadybrook Farms)
- 1 (14 oz) can reduced-sodium beef broth
- 1/3 cup dry red wine
- 1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
- 2 tsp granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups low-fat cottage cheese
- 1 (15 oz) pkg part skim ricotta cheese
- 2 Tbsp water
- 2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 13 x 9 inch casserole dish with nonstick spray.
2. Cook the pasta according to package directions while preparing the sauce and set aside.
3. Marinara sauce: In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and saute for 2 minutes, or until tender. Add the garlic and sausage and cook until meat is slightly browned. Deglaze the pan by pouring in the beef broth and wine and scraping the browned bits from the bottom. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, herbs and pepper. Simmer for 15-20 minutes.
4. In a medium bowl, mix together the cottage cheese and ricotta cheese. Add the water and a dash of black pepper. Set aside.
5. Toss half of the red sauce with the cooked pasta. Layer half of the pasta in the casserole dish. Top evenly with the cheese mixture. Pour 1/2 cup of sauce across cheese mixture and top with remaining pasta. Cover with remaining sauce and sprinkle top with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
6. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes, or until heated through. Serve.
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