 Welcome back to my channel and welcome if you are new here This is kind of a new series that I'm going to be implementing here on my channel So you are the first to see the very first video I want to do some recipe videos of different genres Italian Mexican Greek You name it. I want to have a recipe series for it So every week or so every couple weeks I'll be putting out a video that gives you a delicious WW friendly recipe that falls in one of these types of foods So this week we're gonna focus on Italian pasta pizza all the goodness of Italian food And we are going to be making a baked penne pasta with Italian sausage So I'm gonna bring you foods from around the world that are WW friendly throughout this series I'm very excited about it It's gonna replace some of the other video series that I've had in the past And we're just gonna keep it fresh and new and continue to bring you some of the best recipes on WW So if you want to see the Italian version of this video series, just stay tuned For tonight's dinner we are going to be making baked pasta with Italian Sausage, so we are bringing in some Italian flair to WW. This is a delicious dinner Low in smart points and absolutely filling. So let me show you what is in tonight's dinner First you're going to need some chicken broth and some pasta. Of course, I'm using the fiber gourmet This is the light penne pasta What I love about fiber gourmet is not only the taste and the texture, but this pasta has 18 or I'm sorry 19 grams of fiber and 8 grams of protein per serving so it keeps you incredibly full It holds its texture its shape It doesn't become gummy and it doesn't have a weird aftertaste that some of those non traditional pastas have and the best part About fiber gourmet is you can have two ounces for only three smart points now Traditional pastas are anywhere from five to six smart points for two ounces So huge bang for your points buck when it comes to pasta are very favorite It's the only thing I ever buy and use in my house So if you're interested in picking up the fiber gourmet pasta They have penne, rotini, shells, and spaghetti so all of your pasta needs are met you can check out nettrition It is down in the description box. There is a link You can check out fiber gourmet and all of the other WW friendly foods fabulous site fabulous pasta We're also going to need some petite diced tomatoes quite a few spices salt and pepper thyme Oregano and basil and in here. I have some fennel seed. You'll need some frozen green peas Tomato paste. This is the sausage that I'm going to be using This is the insernios mild Italian chicken best point value sausage if you can find this in your local store So I'm going to be using that a fresh onion and green pepper and for cheese I'm going to be splitting it between the Trader Joe's organic shredded mozzarella and fat free mozzarella That way we can save on some points, but still get that cheesy goodness. So let's get started on tonight's dinner So the first thing that we need to do is chop up our bell pepper and our onion I'm just going to put them here in a bowl because they are added to our pasta at the same time So let's get these chopped up and we'll start our pasta and our chicken sausage Funny how the story goes little hope of bigger dreams Try to bring a sucker down singing louder than the crowd So I have my chicken Italian sausage here in a pan We're going to go ahead and let this start to brown when it is browned about half way through We'll come back and add in those onions and green peppers And then I'm bringing some water to a boil over here and when it is a boil we'll add in our pasta So our pasta water has come to a boil. So I'm going to go ahead and add in my bag of pasta And then we're just going to let that cook down for about five minutes or so This pasta actually cooks really quickly. We'll drain it and set it aside Once your onions and green peppers have started to soften. We're going to go ahead and add in one cup of chicken broth We're also going to add all of our spices. So I just kind of have them all here in a little bowl And then I showed you guys the small can of diced tomatoes But we actually need to go ahead and add in the large can 28 ounces So I did have that in my pantry. So just take note that I did show you the smaller can but we actually need to add the big 28 ounce can and then lastly we're just going to go ahead and drop in a couple of Tablespoons of tomato paste and I like it in the tube here It's just easy to store it give this a stir and we're going to let this come to a boil and cook for about 10 to 20 minutes After your pasta mix has been boiling for a while We're going to go ahead and add in 10 ounces of frozen Peas and we're just going to again stir those in let it simmer here for just a couple more minutes And then we're going to be combining this mixture with some of our cheese and our pasta In a large bowl before it goes into our casserole dish So here in my bowl. I've went ahead and added in my pasta and our sauce that's now nice and cooked through it smells Delicious, it's definitely has that Italian vibe in here with this pasta sauce So we're just going to give this a quick stir And then we're actually going to be adding in one cup of our cheese And we're going to reserve the other cup to put on top of our dish before it goes into the oven And my oven is currently preheating to 350 So we'll get this mixed together and then we're just going to go ahead and pour it into a greased nine by 13 pan And the last step is we're going to take that last cup of cheese here And we're just going to put this right on top And then this is going to go in our oven for about 20 minutes or just until The cheese is melted and the casserole is bubbling up So you'll know when it's done by the casserole being pretty bubbly So we'll go ahead and spread that out and then this is ready to get put into the oven I just pulled the baked penne out of the oven. Look at how yummy this looks. Look at that yum So i'm going to let this cool or sit for just a couple of minutes This makes sick serving so it's going to be quite a large serving I'll get it cut up plated up and i'll be back to show you my dinner and give you the smart points All right, so here's tonight's dinner. This is one Sixth of the baked penne with Italian sausage. This fills my dinner plate. So and it looks delicious. It smells delicious So let me give you the smart points for one sixth of the recipe And I just want to point out how cheesy and yummy this looks It is six smart points on both the blue and purple plan And it is seven smart points on the Green plan and that is using the fiber gourmet pasta Now if you use a different pasta you'll want to recalculate your smart points Or if you're on the purple plan if you did a zero point pasta It would only be four smart points for one six. So this is my dinner. I'm so excited. Happy italian night Thank you for joining me on italian night at ww's dinner table We had such a great italian dinner this penne with italian sausage was Amazing it was such a comfort food Delicious recipe it made you feel like you were out indulging in a fabulous italian dinner But those smart points were outstanding. So highly highly recommend I am going to link this recipe down in the description box below with any modifications As well as the link to order the fiber gourmet pasta If that's something that you're interested in picking up to have on hand Also in the description box are all of the other discounts and links to my other favorite ww foods As well as the link to join my facebook group. So head on over and join us there We'd love to have you be part of the amazing community. 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