Quick Pastitsio

Ingredients

• 14.5 ounce canned tomatoes diced drained canned
• 3 ounce cream cheese fat-free
• 2 cups milk fat-free
• 1 tablespoon flour all-purpose
• 2 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley fresh chopped
• 5  garlic cloves minced
• 1 pound ground sirloin 
• 0.8 teaspoon kosher salt 
• 1 tablespoon olive oil 
• 1.5 cups onion chopped
• 3 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese shredded
• 8 ounces penne pasta) (tube-shaped uncooked

Equipment

• frying pan
• paper towels
• baking pan
• broiler

Directions

1. Preheat broiler.
2. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
3. Drain.
4. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.
5. Add beef to pan; saut 5 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble.
6. Remove beef from pan; drain. Wipe pan clean with paper towels.
7. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat.
8. Add onion; saut 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
9. Add garlic; saut 1 minute, stirring constantly.
10. Add beef; sprinkle with salt.
11. Add flour; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Stir in milk, tomatoes, and cream cheeses, stirring until smooth; bring to a simmer. Cook 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Stir in pasta.
12. Spoon pasta mixture into a 13 x 9-inch broiler-safe baking dish coated with cooking spray.
13. Sprinkle mozzarella evenly over top. Broil 4 minutes or until golden.
14. Sprinkle with parsley.