Baked Spaghetti (Weight Watchers Friendly)

mandalee65's Note:

I adapted this from a Light & Tasty cookbook. It was so delicious that I had to put it in the fridge before it was cool just to stop myself from eating it all! For WWers, this works to 6 points per serving. I use Ragu No Sugar Added Tomato & Basil sauce to keep the calorie/fat content as low as possible.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 12 ounces whole wheat spaghetti
• 1 lb 96% lean ground beef
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 cups no-sugar-added spaghetti sauce
• 4 cups 1% cottage cheese
• 2 1/2 cups part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Cook spaghetti according to package directions.
2. In a large skillet, brown beef, onion, and garlic. Drain fat. Add spaghetti sauce and heat through.
3. Meanwhile, combine cottage cheese, 2 cups mozzarella, and 1/4 cup parmesan.
4. In a 9x13 casserole dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, layer 1 cup of meat mixture, half the spaghetti, half the cheese, and half the remaining meat mixture. Repeat layers. Dish will be very full.
5. Cover with foil and bake at 375°F for 45 minutes. Uncover and add remaining cheeses. Bake an addition 10 minutes.
6. Allow to stand 10 minutes before serving.

Reviews

[CazMo]

This seems like a great recipe, but I'm not sure I would label it "Weight Watchers Friendly". According to the nutritional information provided, this would be 12.6 "regular" points (not PointsPlus). And 21.4 g of fat per serving (33% of your daily value!) is pretty high. I'm sure this would be great if you weren't trying to watch your waistline!

[SaraD1983]

Great recipe. Really a lot of food for the points and reheats very well. Almost better the second day. Will be making on a regular basis. Thanks for sharing!

[Chef JDecember28]

I made this on Mon and still have a lot left. The kids dont like it but the wife and I LOVE it. Next time thought I will reduce it down to 4 servings. A single serv is quite a lot to go with a salad. It reheats very well indeed.