Tofu Baked Ziti

Title:
Tofu Baked Ziti

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Pasta,
Tofu,
Cancer




Ingredients:





   1/2 c  Onion -- chopped


     1    Garlic clove -- minced


     1 ts Vegetable oil


     8 oz Canned tomato sauce


    16 oz Canned tomato sauce, low


          Sodium


     2 tb Fresh parsley -- chopped


   1/2 ts Oregano


     8 oz Ziti macaroni


    12 oz Tofu -- drained


     1    Egg white


     1 pk Frozen chopped spinach (10


          Oz) -- cooked, well-drained


   1/4 ts Ground nutmeg -- ground


   1/8 ts Black pepper -- ground


   1/2 c  Lowfat low sodium swiss


          Cheese -- grated






 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Prepare sauce:  in medium-size saucepan


 over


 medium-high heat, cook onion and garlic in vegetable oil 2-3 minutes.  Add


 tomato sauces, 1 Tablespoon parsley and oregano.  Bring to a boil; reduce


 heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes.  Meanwhile, cook ziti according to


 package


 directions, omitting salt.  While ziti is cooking, puree tofu with egg


 white


 in food processor or blender container.  Place in large bowl.  Add spinach,


 remaining tablespoon parsley, nutmeg and pepper.  Blend well.  Drain ziti


 and


 add to tofu mixture; blend well.  Place 1/4 sauce in bottom of 2-quart


 casserole.  Add 1/3 tofu-ziti mixture spreading with large spoon or


 spatula.


 Continue making layers of sauce and tofu-ziti mixture, ending with sauce.


 Top


 with grated cheese.  Cover and bake 30 minutes.  Serves 6. Calories: 286,


 Fat:


 6 grams per serving.  See this and other light-pasta recipes on the web in


 July 1996 at Low-Fat Lifestyle Forum Home Page


 http://www.wco.com/~mardiw/lowfat.htm


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #158


 


 Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 13:36:54 -0700 (PDT)


 


 From: PatH 


 


 Recipe By     : The American Cancer Society