3 Cheese Baked Penne with Meat Sauce LINK IN BIO 👆🏼 This baked penne is perfect for a lovely, Valentine's Day dinner. The meat sauce, three cheeses and hint of spice from red pepper flakes makes this dish irresistible. It pairs well with Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon. You’ll also love the macros on this, each serving has 40 grams of protein. Enjoy! For Pasta 1 tablespoon, Salt 8 oz., Penne Rigate (half box) For Baked Penne 1 lbs, ground beef 93/7 1 cup, chopped Onions 3 minced, Garlic cloves 1/2 teaspoon, Salt 1/4 teaspoon, ground Pepper 1.25 teaspoon, Italian Seasoning 1/4 teaspoon, Red Pepper Flake (optional) olive oil spray 1, 24 oz. jar, Tomato Basil Sauce (We used Mario Batali's Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce) 1 cup, Fat-free, Cottage Cheese 1/2 cup shredded, Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese 1 tablespoon, grated Parmesan Instructions Preheat oven to 375°F. Bring 3 quarts of water to a boil and add 1 tablespoon of salt. In the meantime, preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown onion, and ground beef in skillet. Add Italian seasoning, red pepper flake, salt, pepper and minced garlic and sautee. Add whole jar of tomato sauce to seasoned ground beef and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer sauce for 15 minutes. Cook pasta for 5-8 minutes until al dente. Refer to directions on package. Drain pasta. Spray a 9x9" 2" deep baking pan with olive oil. Layer 1/3 of the sauce, 1/2 pasta, 1/2 mozzarella, cottage cheese, 1/3 of the meat sauce, remaining pasta, remaining mozzarella, remaining meat sauce and top with parmesan. Bake 20 minutes or until cheeses are bubbly. Serve. Calories and Macros Per Serving (Serves 4) Calories: 540 Macros: 54g C, 18g F, 40g P and Fib: 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #BTR #IIFYM #ValentinesDay #LoveTheFoodYouEat #DontEatLessEatSmarter #fitfam #healthyrecipe #TransformationTuesday #Protein #GirlsWhoLift #IIFYMGirls #SaveMacrosForWine
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