70% less fat • 77% less sat fat • 46% more vitamin A than the original recipe. Get the best of both entrees in an easy-to-make, easy-to-bake dish.
Skinny Cheesy Pizza Pasta
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 3 3/4 cups uncooked regular or multigrain rotini pasta (12 oz)
- 3/4 lb lean Italian turkey sausage, casings removed
- 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
- 1 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced (6 cups)
- 1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 jar (25.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic Italian herb pasta sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1 package (6 oz) sliced turkey pepperoni
- 1 bag (8 oz) shredded reduced-fat Italian cheese blend (2 cups)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In 5-quart Dutch oven, cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt. Drain; return to Dutch oven.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 12-inch nonstick skillet, crumble sausage. Cook over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain if necessary.
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Step3Add onion and mushrooms to sausage in skillet; cook 7 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently, or until vegetables are tender. Stir in tomatoes; heat to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 3 to 4 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in pasta sauce and basil. Heat just to boiling.
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Step4Add sausage mixture, pepperoni and 1 1/2 cups of the cheese to pasta in Dutch oven; stir until well mixed. Spread in ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Spray sheet of foil with cooking spray; cover baking dish with foil, sprayed side down.
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Step5Bake 30 minutes or until bubbly and thoroughly heated. Remove foil; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake uncovered 5 to 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition
300
Calories
9g
Total Fat
20g
Protein
33g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 300
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 14%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 17%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 40mg
- 13%
- Sodium
- 810mg
- 34%
- Potassium
- 200mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 33g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 13%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 20g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 30%
- 30%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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