Spaghetti With Creamy Tomato Meat Sauce & Cheese Topping (li

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 8 ounces lean ground beef
• 2 1/2 cups pasta sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 12 ounces spaghetti
• 1 1/2 cups low-fat sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups light ricotta cheese
• 2 ounces light cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup shredded lowfat mozzarella cheese
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f spray a 13x9 inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• 2 in a nonstick saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; cook onions and garlic for 5 minutes or until softened. stir in beef; cook for 5 minutes, or until no longer pink, stirring to break up meat. stir in tomato sauce, basil, oregano, and hot pepper sauce. reduce heat to a simmer; cook for 10 minutes, covered.
• 3 meanwhile, in pot of boiling water, cook spaghetti for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender but firm; drain. in a food processor, combine sour cream, cheeses, and salt and pepper; purée until smooth.
• 4 place drained spaghetti in baking dish. spoon sour cream mixture on top of spaghetti, mixing well. spoon tomato sauce evenly over top. mix together topping ingredients; sprinkle over casserole.
• 5 bake in centre of oven for 20 minutes. spoon out to serve.