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| My lighter version of Baked Whole Wheat Spaghetti Casserole with Turkey Italian Sausage and Mozzarella. |
Even when you're committed to healthy eating, once in a while you want something that's pure comfort food, so when I saw the Baked Spaghetti on Budget Bytes, I decided to try creating a South Beach Diet friendly version of this classic recipe. My recipe uses whole wheat spaghetti, with less spaghetti in proportion to the other ingredients. I use low-fat Turkey Italian sausage, which still has plenty of flavor. and a pasta sauce with the least amount of sugar I can find. And I use low-fat cottage cheese and mozzarella, which allows the casserole to have enough cheese to make it really good. Jake and I tested this recipe twice to get it just right, and we preferred it with Sweet Turkey Italian Sausage, but you can use the hot sausage if you'd like a bit more spice. Even with all my adjustments, this is probably still a "once in a while treat" if you're actively losing weight, but on a night when you need some comfort food, this will really seem like a treat.
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