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<br><br>Hungry Girl Today: 10.19.10
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<br><br>CHEW THE RIGHT THING
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<br>Have Your Bake and Ziti Too...
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<br>When you find yourself craving a hearty and decadent pasta dish, don't head out to your local Italian eatery -- make this! It's got real pasta and LOADS of flavor, plus it's much lighter than anything you'll pick up at a trattoria.
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<br>Ingredients:
<br>5 oz. (about 1 1/2 cups) uncooked whole-wheat or high-fiber ziti or penne pasta
<br>1 cup thinly sliced onion
<br>2 cups chopped brown mushrooms
<br>1 tbsp. chopped garlic
<br>2 cups fresh spinach
<br>3/4 cup low-fat/light ricotta cheese 
<br>2 tbsp. chopped fresh basil 
<br>1 1/2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
<br>1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp. shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
<br>2 tbsp. reduced-fat Parmesan-style grated topping
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<br>Directions:
<br>Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
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<br>Prepare pasta al dente according to package directions. Drain well, place in a large bowl, and set aside. 
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<br>Meanwhile, bring an extra-large skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium heat on the stove. Add onion and, stirring occasionally, cook until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and garlic, and raise temperature to medium high. Continue to cook, stirring often, until mushrooms are soft, about 3 minutes.
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<br>Add spinach to the skillet and, stirring often, cook until spinach has wilted and excess moisture has evaporated, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in ricotta cheese and basil.
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<br>Transfer contents of the skillet to the bowl with the cooked pasta. Add tomatoes and 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Toss gently to mix.
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<br>Spray an 8" X 8" baking pan with nonstick spray, and carefully fill with contents of the bowl. Evenly top with Parm-style topping and remaining 2 tbsp. mozzarella cheese.
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<br>Bake in the oven until entire dish is hot and cheese on top has melted, about 15 minutes. Allow to cool slightly, and then serve and enjoy!
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<br>MAKES 4 SERVINGS
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<br>Serving Size: 1/4th of recipe
<br>Calories: 286
<br>Fat: 7g
<br>Sodium: 455mg
<br>Carbs: 41g
<br>Fiber: 5g
<br>Sugars: 7g
<br>Protein: 16.5g
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<br>PointsPlus® value 7*
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<br>Pasta Faux Pas
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<br>Oh, pasta. Why the cruelty? So delicious, so comfortingly starchy, yet so calorie dense. MEAN! And when pasta is loaded up with rich sauces and cheese -- a.k.a. the delicious stuff -- things get even worse. Before you know it, you're up to your collo (that's Italian for neck) in calories. For example, order Olive Garden's Five Cheese Ziti al Forno and -- presto! -- you've got over a thousand calories and nearly 50g fat sitting in front of you. Other places and homemade recipes aren't much better -- just LOOK at the average stats below! So make HG's Takes-the-Cake Ziti Bake in the comfort of your own cucina; use lightened-up cheeses, lots of veggies, and pasta with extra fiber. See? Just because you're eating pasta baked with tasty things, it doesn't mean you're eating a bazillion calories; it just means you've got a fantastic no-guilt recipe. Bravo!
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<br>Serving Size: 1 order
<br>Calories: 872
<br>Fat: 43.5g
<br>Sodium: 1,753mg
<br>Carbs: 86g
<br>Fiber: 5g
<br>Sugars: 7.5g 
<br>Protein: 32g
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<br>PointsPlus® value 23*
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<br>CHEW ON THIS:
<br>This past Sunday, October 17th, was National Pasta Day. Celebrating a couple of days late isn't a crime -- bake up some HG-style ziti and EAT! Yummm...	
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