Easy Veggie Baked Ziti Recipe | Healthy Comfort Food

Veggie Lovers' Baked Ziti

PREP TIME 20 minutes
COOK TIME 30 minutes

YIELD 8 servings (1-1/4 cups each)

Baked pasta dish featuring summer squash, spinach, and mozzarella cheese in a tomato-Alfredo sauce

INGREDIENTS

3 Cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (3 cups = 12 oz) 1 can (26 oz ea) Hunt's® Chunky Vegetable Spaghetti Sauce 3 *serving PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray 12 Ounce dry ziti pasta, uncooked (12 oz = 5 cups) 2 Tablespoon Pure Wesson® Vegetable Oil 1/4 Teaspoon salt 1 container (15 oz ea) refrigerated Alfredo sauce 1/4 Teaspoon ground black pepper 1 pkg (10 oz ea) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry 3 medium yellow summer squash, cut into 1/4-inch slices

PREPARATION:

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Spray 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray; set aside. Cook pasta according to package directions.
2. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat while pasta is cooking. Add squash, salt and pepper. Cook 5 minutes, or until squash is crisp-tender and starting to brown, stirring frequently. Add spinach; cook 2 minutes, or until liquid evaporates, stirring frequently. Stir in spaghetti sauce and Alfredo sauce; cook 1 minute, or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
3. Drain pasta. Add to sauce along with half of the cheese; mix lightly. Spoon into prepared dish; top with the remaining cheese.
4. Bake 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and mixture is heated through.

This recipe appears in: Pasta NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Serving Size: 1-1/4 cups each Vitamin C 8.7 mg Vitamin A 3792 IU Iron 3.5 mg Calories 579 Total Fat 34.7 g Saturated Fat 19 g Sodium 1134 mg Cholesterol 93.6 mg Carbohydrate 44.6 g Dietary Fiber 5.7 g Protein 25 g Sugars 8.3 g Calcium 544 mg