Tuscan-Style Torta

• 3/4 pound ground round
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3/4 cup fat-free no-salt-added spaghetti sauce
• 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 1 egg white, lightly beaten
• 8 sheets frozen phyllo pastry, thawed
• Vegetable cooking spray
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, divided
• 1 (7-ounce) jar roasted red peppers in water, drained and thinly sliced

1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a large nonstick skillet; cook over medium-high heat until meat is browned, stirring until it crumbles. Drain, if necessary.
2. Stir in spaghetti sauce. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; set aside. Combine ricotta cheese, basil, and egg white, stirring well.
3. Place 1 sheet of phyllo on a damp towel (keep remaining phyllo covered). Coat phyllo with cooking spray. Fold in half crosswise, bringing short ends together; coat with cooking spray. Place folded phyllo in a 9-inch pieplate coated with cooking spray, allowing one end to extend over edge of pieplate. Repeat with remaining phyllo, fanning each folded sheet to the right to form a circle around the pieplate.
4. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese over phyllo in bottom of pieplate; spoon meat mixture over Parmesan cheese. Spoon ricotta cheese mixture over meat mixture; top with red pepper and remaining Parmesan cheese. Bring phyllo ends up and over filling, gently twisting ends together; coat with cooking spray. Bake at 375u0b0 for 30 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

ground round, onion, garlic, salt, ricotta cheese, fresh basil, egg, phyllo pastry, vegetable cooking spray, parmesan cheese, red peppers

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/tuscan-style-torta (may not work)