1/4 cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 lb fresh broccoli, cooked,
1 chopped
4 cup italian tomato sauce
1 lb ziti, cooked according to
1 package
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/4 lb mozzarella cheese, grated
1 (optional)
2 lb (16 oz.) low fat ricotta
1 cheese
1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
2 tbsp toasted wheat germ
1 (optional)
Directions
Heat olive oil in skillet. Saute garlic until softened, not brown.
Stir broccoli into garlic oil; set aside. In casserole (9x13), layer
half tomato sauce, half the ziti, half Parmesan cheese* and all
Mozzarella*, all broccoli, all Ricotta. (*Have cheeses mixed
together.) Then layer remaining ziti. Add sauce, crumbs, wheat germ
and remaining Parmesan. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes
(10 minutes longer if dish has been refrigerated before cooking).
Uncover during the last 15 minutes of cooking. Sauce should be
bubbling and top lightly brown.
Servings: 1 servings
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Categories: Casserole; Italian; Main Dish; Vegetable
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