Tomato and Pea Mac and Cheese
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
-1 16 oz box Whole Wheat Rotini-1 cup canned petite diced tomatoes, in sea salt-1 1/4 cup froz. peas-3 oz.s Freshly grated Parmesan cheese-5 oz.s cheddar cheese-1/4 cup part skim Ricotta Cheese-1 1/2 cups Fat Free Skim Milk-2 tbsp salted butter-2 tbsp flour-2 dashes salt
Makes 8 2-cup servings
Cook pasta according to direction on box. While your pasta water is boiling, microwave or otherwise cook your peas and preheat your oven to 375 degrees. After your pasta is cooked, covered and is waiting for you, make your standard Bechamel Sauce (I use Fanny Farmer's recipe only substitute skim milk for whole). During the last 2 minutes of cooking the sauce, add 1 cup of shredded Cheddar Cheese (I like to use Cabot Extra Sharp), along with a pinch of Cayenne Pepper. Add this sauce and your pasta to a large baking dish. Add 1 cup shredded Parm. Cheese (3 oz.s), 1 cup diced tomatoes, and two more ounces shredded cheddar, and stir the whole lot together. You may want to reserve some of your shredded cheese to sprinkle on the top. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ASHESANNE.
Cook pasta according to direction on box. While your pasta water is boiling, microwave or otherwise cook your peas and preheat your oven to 375 degrees. After your pasta is cooked, covered and is waiting for you, make your standard Bechamel Sauce (I use Fanny Farmer's recipe only substitute skim milk for whole). During the last 2 minutes of cooking the sauce, add 1 cup of shredded Cheddar Cheese (I like to use Cabot Extra Sharp), along with a pinch of Cayenne Pepper. Add this sauce and your pasta to a large baking dish. Add 1 cup shredded Parm. Cheese (3 oz.s), 1 cup diced tomatoes, and two more ounces shredded cheddar, and stir the whole lot together. You may want to reserve some of your shredded cheese to sprinkle on the top. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ASHESANNE.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 400.9
- Total Fat: 13.4 g
- Cholesterol: 40.4 mg
- Sodium: 377.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 49.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 6.4 g
- Protein: 18.9 g
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