Quick Pastitsio

Name: Quick Pastitsio
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 411 grams diced tomatoes, drained; 85 grams package fat-free cream cheese; 473 milliliters fat-free milk; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 5 garlic cloves, minced; 454 grams ground sirloin; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 355 milliliters chopped onion; 85 grams 3/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 227 grams uncooked penne (tube-shaped pasta)

Quick Pastitsio might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 29g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 520 calories. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 40 minutes. If you have flat-leaf parsley, cream cheese, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the cream cheese you could follow this main course with the Cream Cheese Dessert Wedges as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat broiler.

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Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.

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Salt

Drain.

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.

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Add beef to pan; saut 5 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble.

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Beef

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Remove beef from pan; drain. Wipe pan clean with paper towels.

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Beef

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Add oil to pan; swirl to coat.

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Cooking Oil

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Add onion; saut 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Add garlic; saut 1 minute, stirring constantly.

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Add beef; sprinkle with salt.

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Add flour; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Stir in milk, tomatoes, and cream cheeses, stirring until smooth; bring to a simmer. Cook 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Stir in pasta.

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