Baked Beef Ziti Weight Watchers 7 Points

By bnpolley

A Weight Watcher friendly Beef Ziti baked with tomatoes and mozzarella cheese. Only 7 points and well worth each one!

Ingredients

• 12 ounces ziti, uncooked
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/3 pound lean ground beef, uncooked
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon ground rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 28 ounce canned crushed tomatoes
• 1 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 50mins
Adapted from weightwatchers.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and set aside.

Meanwhile, heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat; add garlic and sauté 2 minutes. Add beef and cook until browned, breaking up meat with a spoon as it cooks, about 3 to 5 minutes; drain off any fat and set pan back over medium heat.

Add oregano, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper; stir to coat beef. Cook until herbs become fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

Spoon a small amount of beef-tomato mixture into bottom of a 4-quart casserole dish (just enough to cover surface); top with half of cooked ziti. Next, layer with half of remaining beef-tomato sauce and half of mozzarella cheese. Layer with remaining ziti and then top with remaining beef-tomato sauce; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake until cheese is golden and bubbly, about 30 minutes. Slice into 8 pieces and serve. Yields 1 piece per serving.

Can add mushrooms and onion!