Baked Ziti with Italian Sausage Casserole Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- In a large skillet on medium-high heat, brown and crumble the sausage. Lower heat to medium-low. Add onion and garlic, cooking for 1 additional minute.
- Prepare Shirataki Noodles according to package instructions (usually involves rinsing and drying thoroughly).
- Stir in sausage, marinara sauce, salt, and pepper into the skillet. Stir in basil and reduced-fat Parmesan cheese, if desired.
- Transfer sausage and noodle mixture into a casserole dish. Top with reduced-fat mozzarella cheese.
- Loosely cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake for 15 minutes, or until cheese turns golden brown.
- Serve with oven-roasted zucchini.
WW Points and other Slimming or Weight Loss programs:
Due to plans regularly changing and updating, we recommend calculating with the official tools you get as a member to those plans to ensure accuracy of values.
WW Points Calculation:
- Lower-point turkey sausage or chicken sausage (1 pound): 7 points
- Yellow onion (½ onion): 0 points
- Minced garlic (1 tablespoon): 0 points
- Shirataki Noodles (1 pound): 0 points
- Lower-point marinara sauce (24 ounces): 5 points
- Salt (1 teaspoon): 0 points
- Pepper (1 teaspoon): 0 points
- Chopped fresh basil leaves (½ cup, optional): 0 points
- Reduced-fat Parmesan cheese (1 cup, optional): 4 points
- Reduced-fat shredded mozzarella cheese (1 cup): 4 points
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Total Points (without optional ingredients): 16 points for the entire recipe
Total Points (with optional ingredients): 20 points for the entire recipe
Portions: 6 servings
Points per Serving (without optional ingredients): 2.67 points
Points per Serving (with optional ingredients): 3.33 points
Nutritional Values (per serving, without optional ingredients):
- Calories: 250
- Fat: 12 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Protein: 21 g
I await your comments! Enjoy!
