Quick And Easy Unstuffed Pasta Shells (reduced Fat)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 cups medium pasta shells
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cup mushroom, sliced
• 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can 98% fat-free condensed mushroom soup
• 1/4 cup nonfat milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup baby peas, from a can
• 1/2 cup low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 boil pasta according to packet instructions. mine usually takes about 10 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile heat the oil in a pan and then fry the onions for about 3 minutes until they are just starting to soften.
• 3 add the ground beef and brown for about another 3 minutes until just about all of the pink is gone.
• 4 add the mushrooms and continue to cook until the beef has totally browned.
• 5 add the soup, garlic powder, basil, black pepper and parsley and stir to coat the meat mixture.
• 6 add the skim milk and cook over a low heat for about 3 minutes, stirring when needed, until the mixture has started to bubble and bit and thicken up.
• 7 stir in the peas and just heat through.
• 8 by now the pasta should have finished cooking. drain it and stir the cooked pasta and mix in with the sauce until all of the pasta is coated.
• 9 add in the shredded cheese and stir through until the cheese has melted.
• 10 serve.