Week 9, Day 7 (Wed, Jan 20) and a new WW Recipe!

What I ate:

breakfast
1 mini bagel with 1/2 T peanut butter (2 pts)
coffee w/non-dairy creamer and splenda (1 pt)

lunch
Lean Cuisine (6 pts)
2 apple wedges (0 pts)
baby carrots (0 pts)
7 lowfat Triscuits (2 pts)

snack
1 small banana (1 pt)

dinner
WW baked ziti (5 pts)

Total points consumed = 17 points


Baked Beef Ziti (with some modifications)

12 oz. uncooked ziti (I used whole grain penne)
2 tsp olive oil
2 medium garlic cloves, minced
1/3 pound raw lean ground beef (I used 96% lean)
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried rosemary (I should have left this out, not a huge rosemary fan)
1/2 tsp table salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
28 oz canned crushed tomatoes
1 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded (I used a lowfat Italian cheese blend)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and set aside

Meanwhile, heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat; add garlic and saute 2 minutes. Add beef and cook until browned, breaking up meat with a spoon as it cooks, about 3-5 minutes; drain off any fat and set pan back over medium heat.

Add oregano, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper; stir to coat beef. (I also added some red pepper flakes, I like my food spicy) Cook until herbs become fragrant, about 2 minutes. (I also added some chopped onion and sauteed it with the ground beef) Add tomatoes and bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. (during the simmer, I added a can of sliced mushrooms and 2 big handfuls of baby spinach to get a couple servings of veggies in)



Spoon a small amount of beef-tomato mixture into bottom of a 4-quart casserole dish (just enough to cover surface); top with half of cooked ziti. Next, layer with half of remaining beef-tomato sauce and half of mozzarella cheese. Layer with remaining ziti and then top with remaining beef-tomato sauce; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake until cheese is golden and bubbly, about 30 minutes. Slice into 8 pieces and serve. Yields 1 piece per serving.

WW points value = 5



Here's one portion:


it was really filling and yummy! I'll take some for lunch tomorrow and freeze the rest in individual portions for future quickie meals. This recipe is a keeper!