Zucchini, Sausage, and Feta Casserole

This pasta casserole combines pantry ingredients with fresh summer produce for a hearty, family-friendly dish. Any leftovers are even better the next day as the flavors have time to meld.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 cup)

Ingredients

• 2 1/2  cups  uncooked ziti (short tube-shaped pasta)
• 8  ounces  chicken sausage
• Cooking spray
• 1  teaspoon  olive oil
• 5  cups  thinly sliced zucchini (about 1 1/2 pounds)
• 2  cups  vertically sliced onion (about 1)
• 1/2  teaspoon  kosher salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 3  garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2  cup  fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
• 2  teaspoons  all-purpose flour
• 1/2  cup  (2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese
• 1/2  cup  (2 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400°.

Cook pasta in boiling water 5 minutes, omitting salt and fat; drain.

Remove casings from sausage. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add sausage to pan; cook until browned, stirring to crumble. Remove from pan. Heat oil in pan. Add zucchini, onion, salt, pepper, and garlic. Cook 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender and zucchini begins to brown, stirring occasionally.

Combine broth and flour in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add broth mixture to pan; cook 1 minute. Combine zucchini mixture, pasta, sausage, and feta cheese in a large bowl; toss well. Spoon pasta mixture into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle evenly with mozzarella cheese. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until bubbly and lightly browned.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

284 (27% from fat)

Fat:

8.6g (sat 4.6g,mono 1.9g,poly 0.6g)

Protein:

16.9g

Carbohydrate:

35.3g

Fiber:

2.6g

Cholesterol:

35mg

Iron:

2mg

Sodium:

433mg

Calcium:

160mg