This pasta casserole is a hearty yet elegant combination of whole wheat penne, rich butternut squash, toasted walnuts, ricotta and Parmesan cheese.
POINTS® Value: 5
Level of Difficulty: Moderate
*Look for a 20 ounce bag of fresh, already peeled and cubed squash from your supermarket. If you can’t find any, cut a medium squash in half lengthwise and place cut-side down on prepared baking sheet; roast until tender, about 45 minutes. Scoop squash out of skin into a large bowl, mash with a spoon and proceed as above.
Alternatively, you can microwave cubed squash, covered, in a shallow microwave-safe baking dish or container with 1/4 cup of water, until cooked through; mash squash in a bowl.
- sprays cooking spray
- fat-free skim milk
- white all-purpose flour
- minced garlic
- table salt
- part-skim ricotta cheese
- Instructions
- Salt and black pepper
- minced garlic
- coarse fresh bread crumbs
- Salt and pepper
- extra virgin olive oil
- large onion
- thyme
- Freshly grated Parmesan or freshly chopped parsley for garnish.
- Salt and pepper
- extra virgin olive oil
- chopped garlic
- sliced shallots
- chopped tomatoes
- Freshly chopped parsley or Parmesan for garnish
The use of store-bought pesto sauce makes this dish a snap. Throw it together while your Layered Mexican Chicken bakes during our Cook Once, Eat All Week series.
POINTS® Value: 7
Level of Difficulty: Easy
- uncooked multi-colored rotini
This garlic-fragrant dish is pretty healthy as it stands. You could make it slightly more so by halving or cutting out the wine; the lemon juice and zest add enough acid to the broth. And, of course, make that pound of noodles serve six, not four, people.
- drained capers
- extra-virgin olive oil
- minced fresh rosemary
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- chicken broth
- Marsala or white wine
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- olive oil
- whole heads of garlic
This main-course soup is so satisfying that you won’t notice that it has no meat except the breath of richness from pancetta. Vegetarians can cut out the pancetta and substitute water or vegetable broth for the chicken broth. Pureeing some of the beans and putting them back in the pot makes the soup feel even more substantial.
- freshly ground black pepper
- salt
- low-sodium chicken broth
- unsalted butter
- olive oil
- bay leaf
- large fresh rosemary spring
- fresh thyme sprigs
Everyone’s favorite comfort food, lightened up thanks to a request from Community user FISHINMA. Our version is rich and creamy but with a fraction of the calories and fat.
Now POINTS® Value: 7
Level of Difficulty: Easy
- sprays cooking spray
- fat-free mayonnaise
Your family will love our hearty lasagna. Packed with cheese and vegetables, no one will miss the meat.
POINTS® Value: 5
Level of Difficulty: Moderate
- sprays cooking spray
- fat-free ricotta cheese
- shredded fat-free mozzarella cheese
- ground nutmeg
- canned tomato sauce
Does a dinner of ziti, smothered in a rich tomato-meat sauce under a blanket of melted cheese sound light? It is! Put this Italian classic back on your menu with our easy renovations.
Now POINTS® Value: 5
Level of Difficulty: Moderate
- uncooked ziti
- olive oil
- raw lean ground beef
- dried oregano
- dried thyme
- dried rosemary
- table salt
- black pepper
- canned crushed tomatoes