I grew up on casseroles. All kinds. Some I liked (pizza casserole) some not so much (Johnny Mazzetti casserole- black olives ewwww). And growing up Catholic there was the ever present tuna and noodle casserole on Fridays during Lent.
Casseroles are one dish that has been decidedly absent since I started the IP program. Not anymore. This Easy Italian Pasta Bake from Innovative Aesthetics was very reminiscent of the pizza casserole I used to make, with just a few swaps.
I used the IP Pasta and Go Veggie soy cheese. I did not use WF sauce but instead one in the health section Sun Dry brand sun dried tomato pasta sauce as I look up the brand on the web, have brown sugar in it ... second to last ingredient on the list. I missed it on the jar but hopefully it was so minimal that it wasn't a major factor).
It tasted wonderful and was super thick (so much so that I added water to it to make it more "saucy")This dish felt like such a treat - pasta, meat, cheese. 3 of my favorite things!!
It was so good I forgot to take pictures :)
Here's the recipe
Italian Pasta Bake
Ingredients:
1 lb lean ground turkey
4 packets of Ideal Protein Rotini Pasta
1 Jar Walden Farms Marinara Sauce, or make your own in a food processor
1/3 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese, Divided
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Directions
Brown meat until down and drain off any fat.
Boil pasta till al dente
Add pasta, sauce and half of the parmesan to meat and mix well.
Spoon into 13x9 baking dish; top with remaining cheeses.
Bake 20 min. or until heated through.
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