Categories: Pasta- Pasta Sauce- Pizza

Ingredients

• 1 lb. 95% lean ground beef
• 1 medium zucchini, chopped
• 1 (24 to 26 oz.) jar marinara or other red pasta sauce
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 6 oz. uncooked mini bow tie (or other) pasta
• 2/3 cup skim-milk ricotta cheese
• 1 cup part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese
• Chopped fresh basil

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Heat a Dutch oven or other large oven-safe pot on medium. Add crumbled beef and zucchini; cook 6 to 8 minutes or until beef is no longer pink. Stir in pasta sauce, water and pepper; bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in pasta. Spoon ricotta in heaping teaspoons over top of sauce, not mixing completely. Cover and bake 10 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with mozzarella. Bake 7 to 10 minutes more until pasta is tender. Let stand 5 minutes. Sprinkle with basil before serving.

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