Delicious Low Fat One Dish Pasta Dinner

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (12 ounce) package pasta (i use rotini)
• 1 (26 ounce) can lowfat spaghetti sauce
• 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1/2 cup fat-free cottage cheese
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 small zucchini, chopped
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 cup reduced-fat mozzarella cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta in boiling salted water for 1-2 minutes less than the package directions say (so it's still quite firm and little undercooked).
• 2 drain and return to the pan.
• 3 toss with about 2/3 of the can of spaghetti sauce.
• 4 set aside to cool.
• 5 meanwhile, mix together ricotta, cottage cheese, parmesan and pepper.
• 6 stir til smooth.
• 7 set aside.
• 8 next, saute the zucchini, onion, and garlic in the olive oil.
• 9 add oregano, basil, salt and water.
• 10 cook until water has evaporated and zucchini is tender-crisp.
• 11 make sure the onion doesn't burn.
• 12 set aside.
• 13 assemble as follows in a 2 quart casserole dish that you've sprayed with pam.
• 14 first, put in about 1/2 of the cooled pasta, pat down with the back of your spoon.
• 15 then spread out the ricotta cheese mixture.
• 16 next, make a layer with the zucchini mixture.
• 17 again, pat with the back of your spoon so the zucchini nestles into the ricotta.
• 18 sprinkle with about 1/2 of the reduced fat mozzarella.
• 19 then put in the rest of the pasta.
• 20 pour the remaining sauce over the top.
• 21 sprinkle the top with remaining mozzarella.
• 22 bake at 350 for about 35 minutes.
• 23 let cool slightly before serving.