Lighter Cheesy Pasta Bake

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Lighter Cheesy Pasta Bake

This lighter cheesy pasta bake is pure comfort food without all of the guilt.

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Ingredients

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  • cooking spray for baking dish
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion finely diced, small
  • salt coarse salt and ground pepper
  • black pepper coarse salt and ground pepper
  • 1 ½ tsp rosemary chopped fresh leaves
  • 1 pound pasta ziti, shells, penne, etc, short
  • 2 cups winter squash puree thawed, frozen
  • 1 ½ cups White Cheddar Cheese grated
  • ½ cup Parmesan Cheese grated
  • ½ cup dry breadcrumbs
  • 1 tablespoon butter melted

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Coat a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
  2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the diced onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook for 6-8 minutes until onions are browned and starting to caramelize. Stir in the rosemary.
  3. Meanwhile, cook the pasta in salted boiling water. Drain and reserve 1 and 1/2 cups of the pasta cooking water.
  4. Stir the squash puree and reserved pasta water into the onion mixture; simmer 3 minutes. Toss squash mixture, 1 cup of white cheddar cheese and 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese with the pasta. Transfer to prepared dish.
  5. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of white cheddar cheese over the top of the pasta. Mix the breadcrumbs with the butter and evenly sprinkle the breadcrumbs over the cheese.
  6. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until pasta is bubbling and breadcrumbs are golden brown.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 399kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 53g (18%) Protein 16g (32%) Fat 13g (20%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Cholesterol 31mg (10%) Sodium 294mg (12%) Potassium 311mg (7%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 4040IU (81%) Vitamin C 8.5mg (9%) Calcium 269mg (27%) Iron 1.6mg (9%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 399 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 399kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 53g 18%
Protein 16g 32%
Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 31mg 10%
Sodium 294mg 12%
Potassium 311mg 7%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 4040IU 81%
Vitamin C 8.5mg 9%
Calcium 269mg 27%
Iron 1.6mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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