Super good recipe I found on Pinterest which then lead me to this gal's site, however, trying to be as "healthy" as I can be with noodles, hamburger and dairy isn't the easiest.
Every dairy item this recipe called for I used light or fat-free versions and the noodles were whole wheat. I had to try to be good some how!!
Here are the ingredients:
1 lb hamburger, browned and drained (I even go as far as rinsing my cooked burger in hot water)
1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
8 oz (fat free) cream cheese
1/4 cup (light) sour cream
1/2 lb (8 oz) fat free cottage cheese
whole stick of butter (I used 4 tbsp of light Promise spread)
8 - 10 oz (whole wheat) spaghetti noodles
bag of (reduced fat) sharp cheddar cheese (I only used about 1/3 cup)
Preheat oven to 350˚F - bring water to a boil and add noodles, cooking until al dente.
While your noodles are boiling, mix your dairy products together really well. I added a few shakes of dried oregano and a few shakes of dried basil (I never measure... Probably 1/2 tbsp of each).
Brown your burger and drain it really well. Add your sauce and mix thoroughly.
Take your 9x13 baking dish and add a few knobs of butter (I spread roughly 2 tbsp of the Promise butter on the bottom w/ a spatula) and cover with half of the noodles. Cover the noodles and spread the cheesy sauce evenly over on top of the noodles. Add the other half of the noodles and put a few more knobs of butter over them (the noodles were hot, so I just spread another 2 tbsp of Promise over the noodles, melting it). Top it all of with your meat sauce.
Bake for 30 minutes, add the cheese and bake for another 15 minutes, or until melted.
This was super yummy... But it makes a TON. We'll half it next time. Brent's been eating leftovers (what a good guy!) since I have since replaced my lunches with a meal replacement shake. Looks like we'll be eating this for the next couple of nights!!
Oh.. and pictures?? Just click on that link up top for that gal's page. :)
Sorry! Lazy tonight!!
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