Name: High Protein Baked Ziti
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 16 oz ziti; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 lb lean ground beef (or ground turkey/ground chicken); 1/2 lb Italian ground turkey/chicken sausage (raw with casing removed or chopped fully cooked sausage); 1 yellow onion (medium size, diced small); 5 cloves garlic (minced); 5 cups marinara sauce (I like Rao's marinara or tomato basil sauce); 1/2 cup water; 1/3 cup basil (chopped small, more for topping); 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning; 1/2 tsp onion powder; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; salt + black pepper to taste; 2 cups shredded mozzarella (divided); 16 oz cottage cheese (full fat); 1/2 cup parmesan (shredded or grated); 1/4 tsp Italian seasoning; 1/4 tsp garlic powder; pinch of black pepper

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High Protein Baked Ziti

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 8 · 40m total

Servings

Calories

30% of a 2,000 cal day

606KCAL

Protein

40g80% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat22g

28%

Saturated8g

41%

Unsaturated13g

—

Total Carbs63g

23%

Fiber5g

20%

Total Sugars13g

—

incl. Added Sugars2g

Starch44g

—

Sodium1386mg

60%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Baked ziti with lean ground beef and turkey mixed into marinara, layered with a cottage cheese and mozzarella filling. High in protein and baked until bubbly. A lighter twist on traditional baked ziti.

Ingredients

8 SERVINGS

16 ozziti
1 tbspolive oil
1 lblean ground beef — or ground turkey or ground chicken
½ lbItalian ground turkey sausage, raw with casing removed — or Italian ground chicken sausage, raw with casing removed or Italian fully cooked turkey sausage, chopped or Italian fully cooked chicken sausage, chopped
1yellow onion — medium, diced small
5garlic — minced
5 cupsmarinara sauce
½ cupwater
⅓ cupbasil — fresh
½ tspItalian seasoning
½ tsponion powder
½ tspgarlic powder
salt + black pepper to taste

Cheese Layer

2 cupsshredded mozzarella
16 ozcottage cheese (full fat)
½ cupparmesan — shredded or grated
¼ tspItalian seasoning
¼ tspgarlic powder
black pepper

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Method

40m total

Read the method on The Balanced NutritionistJamie N, Registered Dietitian’s original page

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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