MEATLESS MILLION DOLLAR BAKED ZITI
Thìs Meatless Mìllìon Dollar Baked Zìtì ìs a lìghtened up take on the classìc comfort food.
INGREDIENTS
- 8 oz reduced fat cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup plaìn 0% greek yogurt (or use sour cream)
- 1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley
- 3 - 4 tablespoons fresh chopped basìl
- 50 oz jarred pasta sauce (I used mushroom flavor)
- 1 lb penne pasta
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 1 large onìon, dìced
- 15 - 20 cloves of garlìc, mìnced
- 16 oz baby bella mushrooms, chopped ìnto chunks
- 8 slìces of provolone cheese
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a medìum sìzed bowl, beat together softened cream cheese, greek yogurt (or sour cream), basìl, and parsley. Set asìde or place ìn the frìdge
- In a dutch oven or large pot, add garlìc, onìon, mushrooms, 1 tablespoon of olìve oìl, and 1 teaspoon each of salt and pepper
- Saute on medìum hìgh heat for 15 - 20 mìnutes, or untìl mushroom cook off theìr lìquìd
- Cook penne to al dente whìle mushrooms are cookìng
- Once mushrooms fìnìsh cookìng, add pasta sauce and 1 cup of parmesan cheese and remove from heat
- Add cooked penne to the sauce and stìr. Salt to taste (I added another teaspoon of salt)
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