Looking for a low fat recipe your family will love? This recipe I found on Weight Watchers.com will satisfy your family's hunger and keep you on track if you're dieting. My biggest challenge seems to be making a low fat meal that the entire family loves. Trying new things for my husband and 2 kids can sometimes be like pulling teeth. As long as I don't tell my husband it's a low fat meal he seems to try it without resistance!I'm sure this recipe will be hit in your home too. Satisfying, delicious, and best of all you won't gain a pound! Of course, that is if you follow the recommended serving size below. Oh, and best of all it cost me $8.50 for all of the ingredients (minus the seasonings) and it fed our family of four.
http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/rcp/index.aspx?recipeId=50638Stuffed Shells:
POINTS® Value: 4 Servings: 6 Preparation Time: 20 min Cooking Time: 20 min Level of Difficulty: Easy
Mixing the ricotta with nonfat cottage cheese gives the filling more body and flavor while reducing the fat content.
Ingredients
1 cup(s) part-skim ricotta cheese
1 cup(s) fat-free cottage cheese
1 tsp table salt
1 tsp garlic powder, or to taste
1 Tbsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp black pepper
3 cup(s) canned tomato sauce
1 pound(s) cooked pasta, jumbo shells, approximately 24 shells
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Mix together cheeses, salt, garlic powder, oregano and pepper.
Spread a few spoonfuls of tomato sauce on bottom of a 9- x 13-inch baking dish.
When cooked shells are cool enough to handle, fill each shell with cheese mixture and place in baking dish. When all shells are in dish, spoon remaining tomato sauce over shells. Cover pan and bake for 20 minutes. Yields about 4 shells per serving.
