Italian pasta bake
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1/2 c DICED ONION
- 2 ts OLIVE OR VEGETABLE OIL
- 1/2 ts GARLIC POWDER
- 3 c ITALIAN TOMATOS PUREED
- 2 ts BASIL LEAVES
- 3 c COOKED ZITA MACARONI
- 6 oz COOKED VEAL SAUSAGE
- 1/2 c PART SKIMMED RICOTTA CHEESE
- 2 tb PARMESAN CHEESE GRATED
- 2 oz MOZZARELLA CHEESE
Instructions:
SHREDDED IN A 1 QUART MICROWAVABLE CASSEROLE COMBINE ONION OIL AND GARLIC. MICRO- WAVE ON HIGH FOR 1 MINUTE. STIR IN TOMATOES AND BASIL. COVER WITH WAXED PAPER AND MICROWAVE FOR 10 MINUTES ON HIGH. STIR EVERY TWO MINUTES. TRANSFER 3/4 CUPS OF TOMATO MIXTURE TO A MEDIUM BOWL. ADD ZITA SAUSAGE RICOTTA CHEESE AND PARMESAN CHEESE. MIX WELL. SPRAY 1 QUART MICROWAVABLE CASSEROLE WITH COOKING SPRAY; SPREAD ZITA MIXTURE EVENLY IN CASSEROLE. SPREAD WITH REMAINING TOMATO THEN SPRINKLE WITH MOZZARELLA CHEESE. MICROWAVE ON HIGH FOR 5 MINUTES. EACH SERVING PROVIDES: 2 1/2 PROTEIN EXCHANGES 1 1/2 BREAD EXCHANGES



