Weight Watchers Spaghetti With Meat Sauce 5 Points Food

10 POINT WEIGHT WATCHERS FRIENDLY SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl combine the ground turkey, bread crumbs, and egg.
• Separate the meat mixture into 20 individual meatballs - it will be sticky.
• Before putting the meatballs on the pan, spray the baking pan with your favorite non-stick spray.
• Put the meatballs in the oven and set the timer for 15 minutes.
• Turn the meatballs over after 10 minutes so they brown on both sides.
• Heat pasta sauce in a sauce pan over low heat,.
• Boil the angel hair pasta in salted water for 2-4 minutes.
• Drain the pasta.
• For those of you counting points - for 10 points you get 5 meatballs, 2 oz(1/4 the amount cooked) of pasta and 1/4 cup pasta sauce.
• If you have points left over then top with a little bit of freshly grated Parmesan cheese and add a salad!
• Enjoy!

BAKED SPAGHETTI (WEIGHT WATCHERS FRIENDLY)

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions.
• In a large skillet, brown beef, onion, and garlic. Drain fat. Add spaghetti sauce and heat through.
• Meanwhile, combine cottage cheese, 2 cups mozzarella, and 1/4 cup parmesan.
• In a 9x13 casserole dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, layer 1 cup of meat mixture, half the spaghetti, half the cheese, and half the remaining meat mixture. Repeat layers. Dish will be very full.
• Cover with foil and bake at 375°F for 45 minutes. Uncover and add remaining cheeses. Bake an addition 10 minutes.
• Allow to stand 10 minutes before serving.

WEIGHT WATCHERS 0 PT. HOMEMADE SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Saute the diced onion and green pepper in a large cooking pot using the cooking spray 5 or so minutes (until soft). Add the garlic and cook another minute or so. Add all other ingredients and simmer for 30-45 minutes.
• (As I explained above - I cook 2 Italian sausage links and cut into small pieces and add when adding all other ingredients (or cut off the casing and brown it). Serve over your choice of pasta (I use Ronzoni Smart Taste Spaghetti at 170 calories w/ .5 gram fat and 5 grams fiber - 3 pts for 1 serving (2 oz uncooked))).

WEIGHT WATCHERS SPAGHETTI WITH MEAT SAUCE 5 POINTS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion, carrot and garlic.
• Cook, stirring frequently, until onion is translucent, about 6 minutes.
• Add ground beef to skillet.
• Cook, breaking up clumps with a wooden spoon, until browned, about 4 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes and puree, salt, red pepper flakes and basil; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes for flavors to blend and for sauce to thicken slightly; spoon sauce over spaghetti.
• Yields about 1/2 cup of spaghetti and 2/3 cup of sauce per serving. (Note: Refrigerate extra sauce for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 2 months.).