High Protein Baked Ziti
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
1/2 Box of protein pasta (ziti or penne what ever you can find)
1lb of ground beef
1 cup of low fat cottage cheese
1 cup of low fat mozzarella cheese
1/5 cup Parmesan cheese
1 jar of pasta sauce of choice (I used Classico Fire roasted tomato and garlic its lower cal then most pasta sauces I have found)
1 whole chopped zucchini
1/2 chopped yellow onion
Spices- garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper
Directions:
Cook your pasta according to the instructions on the back of the box, while that cooks also brown your ground beef adding garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper
Once both noodles and beef are cooked, combine all above ingredients and mix together well
Transfer all ingredients into a pyrex dish, top with mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
Bake on 375°F for 35 mins
Wait 15mins for it to cool down and serve. (Optional; serve with parsley, red pepper flakes, and more parmesan cheese) ENJOY!
Nutritional Info:
Protein: 40g
Carbs: 35g
Fat: 14g
Cals: 420