High Protein Italian Pasta Bake

🧂 Ingredients

• 20 oz 96% fat-free ground beef

  (567g)
• 24 oz Pasta sauce

  (680g)
• 6 oz protein penne pasta (barilla)

  (= approx 3 cups cooked)
• 2 tsp salt

  (for pasta water)
• 1/2 tsp salt & pepper

  (for beef/casserole)
• 8 oz sliced mushrooms

  (227g)
• 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning

  (or to taste)
• 1 Tbsp Minced garlic

  (about 3 cloves)
• 1 Cup mozzarella, low-fat, shredded
• 1/4 Cup parmesan, reduced fat

Instructions

• 1 Heat oven to 375
• 2 Cook pasta according to package instructions. Optional: Salt water
• 3 In a large skillet or in casserole dish, cook ground beef on medium high until
  browned. Add garlic. Season with salt and pepper. About 4-5 minutes. Drain
• 4 If you used a skillet, transfer beef to a 9 X 13 baking dish
• 5 Add the cooked pasta, pasta sauce, mushrooms, and the Italian seasoning to the
  dish. Stir to mix
• 6 Top with low fat parmesan cheese and low fat mozzarella cheese
• 7 Bake 20 minutes or until cooked through
• 8 Optional: garnish with fresh chopped parsley or basil

Nutrition Info