Heart Healthy Pasta Bake

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 341.4

Total Fat: 6.1 g
Cholesterol: 8.2 mg
Sodium: 475.2 mg
Total Carbs: 55.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 6.8 g
Protein: 16.8 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Heart Healthy Pasta Bake calories by ingredient

Introduction

This is a delicious alternative to lasagna, and a more "user-friendly" version of spaghetti with sauce. Baking the sauce into the pasta makes it slightly less messy for kids, and there's no long skinny noodles to gag on if they aren't cut properly. The mozzarella cheese adds calcium, and using multigrain pasta with omega 3's makes this dish oh-so-healthy!
Oh, and for all you vegetarians: check out the protein in a single cup of this delicious pasta dish! This is a delicious alternative to lasagna, and a more "user-friendly" version of spaghetti with sauce. Baking the sauce into the pasta makes it slightly less messy for kids, and there's no long skinny noodles to gag on if they aren't cut properly. The mozzarella cheese adds calcium, and using multigrain pasta with omega 3's makes this dish oh-so-healthy!
Oh, and for all you vegetarians: check out the protein in a single cup of this delicious pasta dish!

Minutes to Prepare: 5

Minutes to Cook: 45

Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

2-14.5 oz boxes of Barilla Plus Rotini Pasta

1 Large Family size jar of Ragu Traditional Spaghetti sauce

6 oz part skim mozzarella cheese

1 cup chopped onions

2 cups chopped green, yellow and red bell peppers

Directions

boil pasta until al dente (about 10 minutes)
in large casserole dish mix strained pasta with whole jar of sauce, onions and peppers.
top with cheese
bake covered for 30 minutes at 425

makes about 12 cup servings

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SOON2BMRSB.