Recipe - Easy Baked Ziti

One half pound Ziti
One half pound Gimme Lean (probably
reconstituted TVP or
Harvest Crumbles would
also work)
1 small Onion, chopped
1 Garlic clove, minced
One half cn (35 ounce) Italian peeled
tomatoes, with juice
One half cup Tomato sauce
One half cn (6 ounce) tomato paste
1 teaspoon Oregano
1 teaspoon Basil
One fourth teaspoon Crushed red pepper flakes
1 cup Fat free ricotta cheese
Three fourths cup Shredded fat free mozzarella
One fourth cup Grated Parmesan cheese
(optional)

This is modified from recipe #143 of "365 Ways to Cook Hamburger" by Rick
Rodgers, published by HarperCollins.

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large pot of boilign salted water, cook
ziti until barely tender, about 8 minutes. Drain well and return to empty
pot.

2. In a nonstick skillet, "brown" gimme lean, onion, and garlic over
medium heat, breaking up lumps, for about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes with
juice, tomato sauce, tomato paste, oregano, basil, and pepper; break up
tomatoes with a spoon. Bring to simmer.

3. Pour tomatoes over ziti in pot. Add ricotta and stir to mix. Pour half
of ziti mixture into a very lightly oiled 1.5 quart casserole. Sprinkle on
One half of mozzarella. Pour in remaining ziti and sprinkle remaining
mozzarella and optional Parmesan over top. Bake, uncovered, about 35
minutes, or until casserole is bubbling and cheese is melted.

Posted to fatfree digest V96 #297

Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 01:45:37 0500

From: KimAllen@aol.com