Posted by 3 points per one-cup serving on all 3 plans. Blue – Purple – Green 12 1-cup servings
Duration:
PREP TIME: 10 minutes
COOK TIME; 30 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 40 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground turkey breast 99% lean
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 30 oz hunts tomato sauce or 2 cans 15 oz tomatoes with no added sugar
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 12 ounces rotini pasta low carb
- 1 cup shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup no-fat mozzarella cheese
- 32 slices of turkey pepperoni, divided (approx 2 oz)
- 2 TBSP sliced black olives
- top with additional zero point vegetables if you desire
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- Cook pasta according to package and drain.
- Heat olive oil over medium heat and saute ground turkey, onion, garlic, in a large skillet until meat is cooked.
- Drain.
- Spray a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl mix cooked pasta, meat mixture, sauce, 1 cup of cheese, 16 pepperoni and Italian seasoning.
- Mix well.
- Spread pasta mixture evenly in pan.
- top with remaining cheese, pepperoni, and olives.
- Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes
- Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes until heated through.
- Cut into 12 equal servings.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Using canned tomato sauce, lean ground turkey (or chicken) and no fat cheese help make this a delicious low point casserole. If you use 99% fat-free turkey you can lower the points. The serving size is 1 cup. Serve with a low point side or green salad for a filling low point dinner.
Nutrition Information
Yield 12
Serving Size
1 cupAmount Per Serving Calories197 Total Fat:10g Saturated Fat:4g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 5g Cholesterol: 61mg Sodium: 264mg Carbohydrates:8g Net Carbohydrates:0g Fiber:1g Sugar: 1g Sugar Alcohols:0g Protein: 18g