Smooth cooking cream and grated pizza cheese give tonight’s pasta bake a double dose of flavour.
Ingredients
- 250g dried fusilli pasta
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 300mls reduced-fat thickened cooking cream
- 1 cup reduced-fat grated pizza cheese
Method
- Step 1Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Cook pasta in a saucepan of boiling, salted water, following packet directions, until tender. Drain. Return to pan.
- Step 2Add garlic, eggs, cream and half the cheese. Stir to combine. Spoon mixture into a 6 cup-capacity baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden (see tip).
- Low carb
- Low sodium
- Low sugar
- Lower gi
Nutrition
2210 kj
Energy
26g
Fat Total
15g
Saturated Fat
2g
Fibre
24g
Protein
234mg
Cholesterol
263.62mg
Sodium
3g
Carbs (sugar)
49g
Carbs (total)
All nutrition values are per serve
Notes
Tip: If making Roast chicken with lemon and olives, add gratin to oven for the last 30 minutes of chicken cooking time.
Super saver: Use grated tasty cheese in the gratin instead of pizza cheese and save around $1.16 in total.
- Author: Liz Macri
- Image credit: John Paul Urizar
- Publication: Super Food Ideas
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