Ziti Casserole

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ziti pasta, cooked & drained (ronzoni whole wheat pasta)
• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
• 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 lb ground turkey breast or 1 lb ground chicken breast
• 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can spaghetti sauce
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes (no salt added if available)
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste (no salt added if available)
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 (8 ounce) package low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 in skillet, combine onion, green pepper and ground turkey breast and cook until completely browned, in the oil and drain.
• 3 add spaghetti sauce (meatless or your favorite combo, i like hunt's italian sausage version), canned whole tomatoes, tomato paste and all seasonings --simmer 15 minutes.
• 4 in the bottom of a 13 x 9 x 2 pan, pour a little bit of the meat sauce --.
• 5 top with half of the ziti, half of the meat sauce --.
• 6 then repeat the procedure with another layer of remaining ziti and another of the remaining sauce --.
• 7 top with the shredded cheddar and bake in the preheated 350° oven for 15 min --.
• 8 let stand 5 min before serving --.
• 9 suggestions:use a different pasta, such as rotini or penne rigati; use a different cheese, such as mozzarella or monterey jack -- .