A nutritious recipe on five-cheese casserole which is easy to prepare and delicious.
1/2 pound lean ground beef ** 1/2 pound ground turkey 1 onion, chopped 15 ounces tomato sauce 3/4 teaspoon each dried basil and oregano 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup 1-percent fat cottage cheese 2 ounces light cream cheese 1/4 cup light sour cream 1/2 cup plain low fat yogurt 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese 8 ounces noodles, cooked 1/2 cup grated part-skim mozzarella cheese 1/4 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese DIRECTIONS: -Preheat oven to 350°F.
Cook meat in nonstick skillet until browned (no fat needed for browning).
-Pour off any excess fat and rinse meat with warm water.
-Add onion and cook for 5 minutes.
-Stir in tomato sauce and seasonings.
-In a separate bowl blend together cottage cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, yogurt, and Parmesan cheese.
-Spray a 9 X 13-inch baking dish with no-stick vegetable oil cooking spray (instead of regular oil).
-Layer the baking dish with half the noodles, half the meat sauce, and all of the cheese mixture.
-Repeat with the rest of the noodles and sauce.
-Top with mozzarella and cheddar cheeses.
-Bake 30 minutes.
-This recipe yields six very large servings.
**: Try adding broccoli or any other vegetable to increase portion size and decrease calories (broccoli has only 25 calories pr half cup.
) This recipe was modified to lower the total calorie, without compensating on its taste.
Healthy eating can also taste good.
Serves: 6, Serving size: 1 heaping cup
1/2 pound lean ground beef ** 1/2 pound ground turkey 1 onion, chopped 15 ounces tomato sauce 3/4 teaspoon each dried basil and oregano 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup 1-percent fat cottage cheese 2 ounces light cream cheese 1/4 cup light sour cream 1/2 cup plain low fat yogurt 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese 8 ounces noodles, cooked 1/2 cup grated part-skim mozzarella cheese 1/4 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese DIRECTIONS: -Preheat oven to 350°F.
Cook meat in nonstick skillet until browned (no fat needed for browning).
-Pour off any excess fat and rinse meat with warm water.
-Add onion and cook for 5 minutes.
-Stir in tomato sauce and seasonings.
-In a separate bowl blend together cottage cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, yogurt, and Parmesan cheese.
-Spray a 9 X 13-inch baking dish with no-stick vegetable oil cooking spray (instead of regular oil).
-Layer the baking dish with half the noodles, half the meat sauce, and all of the cheese mixture.
-Repeat with the rest of the noodles and sauce.
-Top with mozzarella and cheddar cheeses.
-Bake 30 minutes.
-This recipe yields six very large servings.
**: Try adding broccoli or any other vegetable to increase portion size and decrease calories (broccoli has only 25 calories pr half cup.
) This recipe was modified to lower the total calorie, without compensating on its taste.
Healthy eating can also taste good.
Serves: 6, Serving size: 1 heaping cup