Weight Watchers Baked Ziti - Nesting Lane Recipes (2024)

• 12 oz ziti pasta – uncooked
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• ⅓ lb ground beef – lean
• 1 tsp dried rosemary
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 28 oz canned crushed tomatoes
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese – part-skim shredded

• Prepare the pasta according the directions on that package. Don't add salt.

• Drain the water off of the pasta, and set aside.

• Preheat oven to 350° F

• In a medium sized saucepan, add olive oil.

• Heat oil over medium heat.

• Add in garlic and saute for Two minutes

• Add in ground beef and cook until browned, approx 5 minutes.

• Drain fat and place saucepan back on the heat.

• Stir in the rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper, and oregano.

• Cook an additional Two minutes.

• Add in the tomatoes

• Bring to a boil, reduce heat & simmer for Five minutes.

• Place a thin layer of ground beef mixture on the bottom of the casserole dish.

• Place ½ of the prepared pasta in an even layer.

• Place ½ of the ground beef mixture evenly over the pasta

• Place ½ of the mozzarella cheese in an even layer over the meat layer

• Repeat each layer with the remaining pasta, meat sauce, and cheese.

• Bake in preheated oven approx 30 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown and bubbling.

7 Points (2022/2024 Plan)

MyWW Points: 7 Blue Plan and 9 Green Plan

7 WW Freestyle Points and 9 Smart Points

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