Description
This recipe for a healthy baked ziti is the perfect comforting weeknight meal and also works great for meal prep. It's macro friendly, gluten free and so delicious!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box ziti pasta noodles (8 oz total)
- 1 1/2 lbs ground beed (96/4)
- 3 cups marinara sauce, divided (I love the Roasted Garlic from Primal Kitchen Foods)
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
- 4 oz park-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1 egg
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 tbs Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions
- While pasta is cooking, heat olive oil in a skillet. Once hot, add garlic and saute for about 1 minute
- Add ground beef and seasonings to skillet and cook until done, breaking into crumbles
- Pre-heat oven to 375 and spray a 9x13 casserole dish with cooking spray
- In a large mixing bowl add ground beef, pasta, 2 cups marinara, half of the mozzarella, cottage cheese and egg.
- Add 1/2 cup of marinara to the bottom of the casserole dish and spread with a spoon. Then top with contents of the mixing bowl
- Top with another 1/2 cup of marinara and remaining cheese
- Bake for 25 minutes (I placed in the broiler for about 1-2 minutes after baking as well)
- Divide into 6 servings and top with fresh basil
Notes
Nutrition facts are for ingredients and amounts as listed in recipe
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 422
- Fat: 17
- Carbohydrates: 30
- Fiber: 4.3
- Protein: 40.2
