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Troodle Casserole

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Servings: 6
Description

This is a great dinner in summertime when gardens are abundant in zucchini - or enjoy any time of the year by using store-bought zucchini. This recipe is found in the "Oven Dishes" section of our Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook. This is a family-size recipe that will serve 6 to 8 people.

Ingredients
  • 2 lbs ground meat (beef, venison, or turkey all work well)
  • 3 cloves garlic (3-4 cloves, minced)
  • 28 oz pizza sauce (2-14oz cans, no sugar added, or spaghetti sauce, or 3 1/2 cups homemade sauce)
  • 1/3 tsp TH Mineral Salt
  • 1/3 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 doonk TH Pure Stevia Extract Powder (1-2 doonks)
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese (green can kind)
  • 5 medium zucchini (made into Troodles, page 222)
  • 8 oz mozzarella cheese (part skim, grated)
  • turkey pepperoni (slices, to top the casserole)
  • olives (sliced, to top the casserole)
Instructions
  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. 2
    Brown the meat and garlic in a large skillet over high heat. (If the meat releases a lot of fat, brown it alone and drain off the fat, then sauté the garlic with the meat for a couple minutes.) Add the sauce and seasonings, as well as the Parmesan, and simmer, stirring, until heated through.
  3. 3
    Put the cooked Troodles in a colander and press down to eliminate excess water. Arrange the Troodles in a 9 × 13-inch baking dish and pour on and stir in the meat sauce. Sprinkle with the grated mozzarella, then arrange the pepperoni slices and olives on top. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until bubbly.
Note

From page 135... Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook:

Serving Ideas: Enjoy with a very large side salad with an olive oil-based vinaigrette and optional Garlic Swiss Bread (page 196, Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook) on the side, if desired.

Note: Walmart's Great Value Pizza Sauce has only 3 net carbs.

Troodle Vegetable Slicer Information:

"What on earth is a Troodle? It’s a magic little gadget that makes your noodles trimming! Yup, this Mama toy can twist out trimming noodles in a couple of minutes. Waist whittling pasta can be twisted on your fork tonight for dinner. Try it… it turns kitchen work into play. Say goodbye to fattening noodles and welcome Troodles into your life."

Read it online: https://trimhealthymama.com/recipe/troodle-casserole/