Egg noodles in mock sausage tomato sauce

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 can Hunt's No Fat spaghetti sauce
1 pack Yolk-free egg noodles; *
1 Onion; chopped
2 teaspoons Minced garlic; or to taste
1 pack Gimme Lean Sausage
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
2 tablespoons Red pepper flakes; or to taste
½ cup Nonfat cottage cheese; (to 1 cup)
3 tablespoons Asiago Cheese; (to 4)
1½ tablespoon Romano cheese; or parmesan

Directions

* Any substantial pasta will work. Macaroni, twists, bowties, etc. Avoid more delicate pastas such as Angel Hair or Vermicelli.

Serves 4-6

Cook the noodles until al dente. Drain.

In a large skillet, saute the onion, garlic, and the sausage. (I find that the Gimme Lean products don't "crumble" very well, so I pinch off small pieces -- kind of like mini-meatballs.) Add the seasonings, the sauce, and the cottage cheese. Let simmer for a few minutes. Add the noodles and heat thoroughly.

Just before serving, top with the cheeses. The Asiago melts beautifully.

Per serving: 285 Calories; 5g Fat (14% calories from fat); 29g Protein; 36g Carbohydrate; 14mg Cholesterol; 624mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 2 Starch/Bread; 3 Lean Meat; 1½ Vegetable; ½ Fat NOTES : My husband absolutely loved this simple dish. The Gimme Lean really did impart a strong sausage taste and feel. The cottage cheese added a creaminess, use more if you like creamier sauces. You could also puree the cottage cheese to make it smoother, but the few chunks didn't bother us.

I've been using Asiago cheese quite a bit recently. I like the richness that just a small serving imparts.

We like spicy foods, so I used a lot of the red pepper flakes. They really are good with the Gimme Lean.

Steamed broccoli was a nice accompaniment, and I would have liked some good bread, too.

Recipe by: Ellen C. <<ellen@...> Posted to EAT-LF Digest by "Ellen C." <ellen@...> on Apr 22, 1998

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