Creamy Baked Beefaroni (light)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb penne
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 12 ounces lean ground beef
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 3/4 cups pasta sauce
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups 2% low-fat milk
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1 cup shredded low-fat cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded lowfat mozzarella cheese
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450°f spray a 13x9-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• 2 in a large pot of boiling water, cook penne for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender but firm. drain.
• 3 to make meat sauce: in a nonstick saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; cook onions and garlic for 4 minutes or until softened. stir in beef; cook, stirring to break up meat, for 4 minutes, or until no longer pink. stir in tomato sauce and stock. cover and cook for 10 minutes or until thickened. set aside.
• 4 to make cheese sauce: in a nonstick saucepan, whisk together flour, milk, and stock until flour dissolves. place over medium heat; simmer until mixture begins to boil. reduce heat to low; cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until thickened. stir in cheddar. remove from heat. stir cheese sauce into meat sauce.
• 5 toss pasta with sauce. pour into prepared baking dish. sprinkle with mozzarella and parmesan.
• 6 bake in centre of oven for 10 minutes or until bubbly.