Better-for-You Cauliflower Baked “Ziti”Better-for-You Cauliflower Baked “Ziti”
Better-for-You Cauliflower Baked “Ziti”
Better-for-You Cauliflower Baked “Ziti”
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Better-for-You Cauliflower Baked “Ziti”
Prep Time25 Minutes
Servings6
Cook Time20 Minutes
Calories314
Ingredients
8 cups cauliflower, cut into small florets
1 lb lean ground beef
1 small white onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
28 oz no salt added tomato sauce
2 tsp Italian seasoning
3 cups packed baby spinach
1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese, divided
1 cup part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
8 fresh basil leaves, torn into pieces
Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°. Heat large saucepot with ½-inch water to a boil over medium-high heat; add cauliflower. Cover and cook 5 minutes; drain.

 

2. In large skillet, cook and stir beef and onion over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until beef is browned. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Add tomato sauce and seasoning; cook 5 minutes or until heated through.

 

3. In large bowl, toss spinach, ½ cup each ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, cauliflower, beef mixture, and ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper; transfer to 3-quart baking dish. Drop spoonfuls of remaining ½ cup ricotta cheese over cauliflower-beef mixture; sprinkle with remaining ½ cup mozzarella cheese.

 

4. Bake 20 minutes or until cheese melts. Serve garnished with basil.

 

Chef Tip: For a vegetarian version, substitute cooked lentils for the ground beef: Prepare 1 cup dry lentils as label directs; drain. In step 2, omit the ground beef and cook the onion in 1 teaspoon olive oil; continue with step 2, folding the cooked lentils into the heated tomato mixture.

 

Nutritional Information

  • 13 g Fat
  • 75 mg Cholesterol
  • 501 mg Sodium
  • 21 g Carbohydrates
  • 5 g Fiber
  • 10 g Sugars
  • 31 g Protein

25 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
6
Servings
314
Calories

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Makes 6 servings
8 cups cauliflower, cut into small florets
Organic Cauliflower, 1 each
Organic Cauliflower, 1 each
$6.99
1 lb lean ground beef
Tajima Wagyu Ground Beef, 16 oz
Tajima Wagyu Ground Beef, 16 oz
$9.99$0.62/oz
1 small white onion, chopped
White Onion, 1 ct, 13 oz
White Onion, 1 ct, 13 oz
$2.02 avg/ea$2.49/lb
4 garlic cloves, minced
Fresh Garlic
Fresh Garlic
$1.25 avg/ea$4.99/lb
28 oz no salt added tomato sauce
Mutti Tomato Sauce with Basil & Oregano, 14 oz
Mutti Tomato Sauce with Basil & Oregano, 14 oz
$3.49$0.25/oz
2 tsp Italian seasoning
Morton & Bassett Italian Seasoning, 1.5 oz
Morton & Bassett Italian Seasoning, 1.5 oz
$10.99$7.33/oz
3 cups packed baby spinach
Produce Baby Spinach Clamshell, 5 oz
Produce Baby Spinach Clamshell, 5 oz
$4.99$1.00/oz
1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese, divided
Polly-O Original Ricotta Cheese, 15 oz
Polly-O Original Ricotta Cheese, 15 oz
$6.99$0.47/oz
1 cup part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
Sargento Traditional Cut Shredded Mozzarella Natural Cheese, 7 oz
Sargento Traditional Cut Shredded Mozzarella Natural Cheese, 7 oz
On Sale! Limit 4
$4.99 was $5.84$0.71/oz
8 fresh basil leaves, torn into pieces
Gotham Greens Fresh Basil, 1.25 oz
Gotham Greens Fresh Basil, 1.25 oz
$4.99$3.99/oz

Nutritional Information

  • 13 g Fat
  • 75 mg Cholesterol
  • 501 mg Sodium
  • 21 g Carbohydrates
  • 5 g Fiber
  • 10 g Sugars
  • 31 g Protein

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°. Heat large saucepot with ½-inch water to a boil over medium-high heat; add cauliflower. Cover and cook 5 minutes; drain.

 

2. In large skillet, cook and stir beef and onion over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until beef is browned. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Add tomato sauce and seasoning; cook 5 minutes or until heated through.

 

3. In large bowl, toss spinach, ½ cup each ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, cauliflower, beef mixture, and ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper; transfer to 3-quart baking dish. Drop spoonfuls of remaining ½ cup ricotta cheese over cauliflower-beef mixture; sprinkle with remaining ½ cup mozzarella cheese.

 

4. Bake 20 minutes or until cheese melts. Serve garnished with basil.

 

Chef Tip: For a vegetarian version, substitute cooked lentils for the ground beef: Prepare 1 cup dry lentils as label directs; drain. In step 2, omit the ground beef and cook the onion in 1 teaspoon olive oil; continue with step 2, folding the cooked lentils into the heated tomato mixture.