Baked Penne With Tomatoes And Peas

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Ingredients:

• 8 ounces penne
• 1 cup frozen peas thawed
• 1 cup cherries or 1 cup grape tomatoes halved
• 2 cups bottled pasta tomato sauce
• 2 cups shredded low fat mozzarella divided
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese divided

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees
• Cook pasta according to package
• Drain
• Meanwhile toss together peas tomatoes and pasta sauce
• Stir in 1 1/2 cups mozzarella and 1/4 cup Parmesan
• Toss pasta with vegetables and sauce; spread in pan coated with cooking spray
• Top with remaining cheeses
• Bake 15 minutes or until cheese on top is lightly browned and bubbly

Baked Ziti

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Ingredients:

• 26 ounces spaghetti sauce
• 16 ounces reduced-fat sour cream
• 14 ounces vegetable broth
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
• 1 cup parmesan cheese shredded
• 16 ounces ziti pasta

Steps:

• Preheat over to 400F
• In a large mixing bowl combine spaghetti sauce with sour cream Stir in broth
• Add 1/2 cup Mozarella and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
• Stir in ziti and blend well
• Pour out into 9x13-inch baking dish cover with foil and bake for one hour
• After one hour take out baking dish uncover carefullyvery hot steam and sprinkle with remaining cheeses
• Return dish to oven without cover and bake 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted

Penne Pasta With Chicken, Grape Tomatoes and Zucchini

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Ingredients:

• 1 lb penne pasta
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup onion finely chopped
• 4 -6 garlic cloves finely chopped
• 2 lbs chicken breasts cubed
• 4 cups zucchini cubed 1/2-inch
• 4 cups grape tomatoes halved
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces low fat mozzarella shredded

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium heat add onion and garlic cook until translucent
• Increast heat add cubed chicken stir briskly until white
• Add zucchini and halved tomatoes salt chili powder and basil Reduce to low-med heat cover and cook 10 minutes
• Cook pasta according to directions Mix cooked drained hot pasta with 3 tablespoons of butter Add chicken mixture to the pasta and toss
• Servce with shredded cheese on top