This weight Watchers Baked Ziti need only 15 minutes to prepare and it’s an Italian Dinner with Ground Beef, oregano, thyme, rosemary, garlic, and Mozzarella cheese.
Ingredients
- 12 oz ziti pasta – uncooked
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ⅓ lb ground beef – lean
- 1 tsp dried rosemary
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 28 oz canned crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese – part-skim shredded
Instructions
- Prepare the pasta according to the directions on that package. Don’t add salt.
- Drain the water off of the pasta, and set it aside.
- Preheat oven to 350° F
- In a medium-sized saucepan, add olive oil.
- Heat oil over medium heat.
- Then add in garlic and saute for about 2 minutes
- Add the minced meat and cook for five minutes.
- Before placing the saucepan back on the heat, drain the fat.
- Now you can add the rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper, and oregano.
- Cook an additional two minutes.
- Add in the tomatoes
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat & simmer for 5 minutes.
- On the bottom of the casserole dish, place a thin layer of ground beef mixture.
- Place half of the prepared pasta in an even layer.
- Place half of the ground beef mixture evenly over the pasta.
- Place half of the mozzarella cheese in an even layer over the meat layer.
- Do this with each layer with the remaining pasta, meat sauce, and cheese.
- Bake in pre preheated oven approx about for thirty minutes or until the cheese is golden brown and bubbling.
Notes
The recipe makes 8 servings
7-9 PersonalPoints™ per serving
*This number shows the PersonalPoints™ range. The points will vary depending on your individual plan.