Low Calorie Italian Casserole
- 1 package ground, lean Jennie O turkey breast
- 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce
- 1 cup cooked brown rice
- 2 medium zucchini, sliced into thing long strips
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons oregano
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 cup low calorie mozzarella
- 1 tablespoon parmesan for sprinkling
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Prepare a square 9x9 baking dish with cooking spray
- In a skillet, brown turkey with the seasonings
- When the turkey is half way through browning, add marinara sauce to the pan
- Remove from heat once browned completed
- Then to the baking dish add a small amount of sauce to the bottom of the dish
- Layer zucchini slices covering the bottle of the dish
- Add rice, then turkey mixture, then some cheese
- Repeat layers until everything is used (mine had 3 layers)
- Sprinkle top with parmesan if you like
- Cover with foil & bake in the oven 30 minutes
- Remove foil then bake another 15 minutes
- Allow casserole to sit 10 minutes before serving or portioning for the freezer
ground, marinara sauce, brown rice, zucchini, pepper, salt, oregano, garlic, mozzarella, parmesan for sprinkling
Taken from food52.com/recipes/40114-low-calorie-italian-casserole (may not work)