Pages

Rustic Veggies 1

Monday, September 8, 2014

Pasta bake night


This is a take on a traditional pasta bake. When I first had one, it was in college and it was with Alfredo sauce and cheese so thick on top that after it was baked I needed to cut it with a knife. 

Here's a lighter, less calorie laden version.
You'll need:

-2 cups uncooked pasta of your choice [best choice is anything whole grain]
-1 cup cottage cheese
-cherry tomatoes
-2 cups vodka sauce
-low fat mozzarella cheese
-8x8 or 9x9 baking dish

First cook your pasta, then drain and put in the baking dish. Spread the cottage cheese over the pasta and cut the cherry tomatoes in half and place them over the cottage cheese. Then pour over your vodka sauce. Finally, lightly cover the past dish with the low fat mozzarella cheese so you can still see through to the sauce in most places. Bake at 30-40 mins or until the cheese in golden brown on top. This portion was for 4 people. 

Pair with a big salad and enjoy!

Of course this can be processed free by using whole wheat pasta, which we usually use, and organic tomatoes, and lightly pasteurized dairy. 

No comments:

Post a Comment