So a pasta dish isn’t necessarily the “skinniest” option – but I’m Italian, and we love it. This recipe adapted from Cooking Light cuts about 200 calories from a traditional pasta casserole! Enjoy 
Yield: 8 cups
Serving Size: 1 cup
Ingredients
- 4 cups (32 oz) tomato sauce
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- 4 cups cooked rigatoni, look for a whole wheat variety (about 2 1/2 cups uncooked pasta)
- 1 1/2 cups (6 oz) shredded fat-free mozzarella cheese, divided
- Cooking spray
- 1/4 cup (1 oz) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cook ground beef in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned; stir to crumble.
- Drain well.
- Combine beef, rigatoni, tomato sauce, and 1 cup mozzarella in an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
- Top with 1/2 cup mozzarella and grated Parmesan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
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I made this a few nthigs ago. Very yummy. Not to heavy. I think I’ll add a little garlic next time, but I will definitely make this again. Thanks for sharing![]
I agree! I am going to try some garlic with it as well. This is a new favorite.
I made this tonight~i added garlic, onion, green pepper and a can of tomatoes with green chilies. it was delicious!!! the kiddos loved it!
Made this for a Valentine’s dinner this month. Very light compared to most pasta bakes and still very yummy!! Great recipe!!