Low Fat Pastitsio
photo by Outta Here
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 226.79 g rigatoni pasta
- 14.79 ml fat free chicken broth
- 1 onion, chopped
- 170.09 g portabella mushrooms, chopped
- 170.09 g 90% lean ground beef
- 453.59 g tomatoes, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 1.23 ml salt
- 1.23 ml black pepper
- 7.39 ml cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 2 egg whites
- 709.77 ml nonfat milk
- 118.29 ml cornstarch
- 118.32 ml fat-free parmesan cheese
- 1.23 ml nutmeg
directions
- COOK pasta and DRAIN.
- NOTE: Can be any kind of pasta; I like rigatoni.
- In non stick pan, heat chicken broth and saute onion and mushrooms until soft; ADD ground beef and cook until brown.
- ADD chopped tomatoes, garlic, salt, pepper, cinnamon.
- STIR until most of the liquid evaporates (About 7 minutes).
- NOTE: Can use 2 400g canned tomatoes as well.
- NOTE: Can use 12 ounces of 10 percent beef and omit mushrooms.
- In same saucepan that pasta was cooked in, COMBINE eggs, milk and cornstarch (also called cornflour).
- CONSTANTLY stir over low heat for 10 minutes.
- REMOVE from heat, add fat free parmesan cheese and nutmeg.
- In large baking dish, LAYER 1/2 pasta, 1/2 tomato sauce then remaining pasta and remaining tomato sauce.
- COVER with white sauce; make sure to cover all pasta.
- BAKE for 35 minutes at 170°C (325F).
- ENJOY!
- NOTE: Taste tomato sauce mixture and adjust to your preference; ie if you do not like that much garlic, use 2 or 3 cloves.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
mickeydownunder
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