Better-for-You Cauliflower Baked “Ziti”Better-for-You Cauliflower Baked “Ziti”
Better-for-You Cauliflower Baked “Ziti”
Better-for-You Cauliflower Baked “Ziti”
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Better-for-You Cauliflower Baked “Ziti”
Prep Time25 Minutes
Servings6
Cook Time20 Minutes
Calories314
Ingredients
8 cups cauliflower, cut into small florets
1 lb lean ground beef
1 small white onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
28 oz no salt added tomato sauce
2 tsp Italian seasoning
3 cups packed baby spinach
1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese, divided
1 cup part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
8 fresh basil leaves, torn into pieces
Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°. Heat large saucepot with ½-inch water to a boil over medium-high heat; add cauliflower. Cover and cook 5 minutes; drain.

 

2. In large skillet, cook and stir beef and onion over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until beef is browned. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Add tomato sauce and seasoning; cook 5 minutes or until heated through.

 

3. In large bowl, toss spinach, ½ cup each ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, cauliflower, beef mixture, and ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper; transfer to 3-quart baking dish. Drop spoonfuls of remaining ½ cup ricotta cheese over cauliflower-beef mixture; sprinkle with remaining ½ cup mozzarella cheese.

 

4. Bake 20 minutes or until cheese melts. Serve garnished with basil.

 

Chef Tip: For a vegetarian version, substitute cooked lentils for the ground beef: Prepare 1 cup dry lentils as label directs; drain. In step 2, omit the ground beef and cook the onion in 1 teaspoon olive oil; continue with step 2, folding the cooked lentils into the heated tomato mixture.

 

Nutritional Information

  • 13 g Fat
  • 75 mg Cholesterol
  • 501 mg Sodium
  • 21 g Carbohydrates
  • 5 g Fiber
  • 10 g Sugars
  • 31 g Protein

25 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
6
Servings
314
Calories

Shop Ingredients

Makes 6 servings
8 cups cauliflower, cut into small florets
White Cauliflower, 1 each
White Cauliflower, 1 each
$2.99
1 lb lean ground beef
Freshly Ground Beef, 85% Lean, 1.5 pound
Freshly Ground Beef, 85% Lean, 1.5 pound
$8.99 avg/ea$5.99/lb
1 small white onion, chopped
White Onion, 1 ct
White Onion, 1 ct
$1.62 avg/ea$1.99/lb
4 garlic cloves, minced
Fresh Garlic
Fresh Garlic
$1.25 avg/ea$4.99/lb
28 oz no salt added tomato sauce
Cento Sauce Italiano Tomato Sauce, 15 oz
Cento Sauce Italiano Tomato Sauce, 15 oz
$2.19$0.15/oz
2 tsp Italian seasoning
Cento Blended Italian Seasoning, 1.17 oz
Cento Blended Italian Seasoning, 1.17 oz
$1.99$1.70/oz
3 cups packed baby spinach
Fresh Attitude Prewashed Baby Spinach, 11 oz
Fresh Attitude Prewashed Baby Spinach, 11 oz
$4.99$0.45/oz
1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese, divided
Galbani Ricotta Cheese, 15 oz
Galbani Ricotta Cheese, 15 oz
$4.49$0.30/oz
1 cup part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
Polly-O Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, 16 oz
Polly-O Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, 16 oz
$6.99$0.44/oz
8 fresh basil leaves, torn into pieces
Fresh Basil in Bag, 3 oz
Fresh Basil in Bag, 3 oz
$3.49$1.16/oz

Nutritional Information

  • 13 g Fat
  • 75 mg Cholesterol
  • 501 mg Sodium
  • 21 g Carbohydrates
  • 5 g Fiber
  • 10 g Sugars
  • 31 g Protein

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°. Heat large saucepot with ½-inch water to a boil over medium-high heat; add cauliflower. Cover and cook 5 minutes; drain.

 

2. In large skillet, cook and stir beef and onion over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until beef is browned. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Add tomato sauce and seasoning; cook 5 minutes or until heated through.

 

3. In large bowl, toss spinach, ½ cup each ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, cauliflower, beef mixture, and ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper; transfer to 3-quart baking dish. Drop spoonfuls of remaining ½ cup ricotta cheese over cauliflower-beef mixture; sprinkle with remaining ½ cup mozzarella cheese.

 

4. Bake 20 minutes or until cheese melts. Serve garnished with basil.

 

Chef Tip: For a vegetarian version, substitute cooked lentils for the ground beef: Prepare 1 cup dry lentils as label directs; drain. In step 2, omit the ground beef and cook the onion in 1 teaspoon olive oil; continue with step 2, folding the cooked lentils into the heated tomato mixture.