Disclosure: I am participating in the Beano “All Natural” Virtual Cook-Off campaign challenge. I received a promotional item and Beano product to participate in the campaign. All opinions are my own.
I’m in the kitchen on a daily basis trying to whip up something for my family. I’m on a mission to have us be as healthy as we can be. That means eating as many natural ingredients as we can. It makes me feel good to take time and think about what we’re eating and how we can make some dishes better by using more natural ingredients. There are many perks to eating natural. There are also things that aren’t really “perks”. Yeah, I’m talking about gas. That’s right, we’re talking about gas around these parts!
I was approached about by Beano to participate in a virtual cook off. My challenge was to create a natural recipe with foods known to cause gas and test Beano to take on the gas. There are so many foods that cause gas. Some that I really wasn’t aware of. Beano gave me a list of foods to choose from to create my masterpiece! I had to choose five ingredients from the list to work with. I had recently seen a recipe that I wanted to try and thought I could modify it to include more natural (gas-inducing) foods. Of the list, here are the five I chose:
- Onion
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Pasta
- Corn
I made baked Rigatoni. I added ground turkey and vegetables.
First, I chopped and sliced the mozzarella cheese and vegetables. Then I steamed the vegetables and boiled the pasta.
While that was brewing, I started sauteing the onions and then added the ground turkey to brown.
After draining the pasta, I added the mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses, marinara sauce with basil and black pepper.
I mixed the pasta with the veggies and the ground turkey and added sliced of fresh mozzarella to the top and popped it in the oven.
After baking for about thirty minutes we were ready to eat! Here’s the recipe so you can try it yourself!
Baked Rigatoni (Remixed)
Total time: just under an hour
Servings: 6-8
Ingredients:
1 pound rigatoni pasta
Half cup chopped broccoli
Half cup chopped cauliflower
12 ounces frozen corn
1/4 large onion chopped
Sea Salt
30 ounces Marinara Sauce with Basil
1 pound fresh mozzarella, half cut into cubes and half thinly sliced
3/4 cup shredded Parmesan
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add salt to taste.
Follow directions for boiling pasta – preferably until it’s al dente
Toss the cooked pasta with the marinara sauce, cubed mozzarella, half the Parmesan cheese and black pepper
Add the cooked ground turkey with sauteed onions
Add the steamed veggies
Still all ingredient and move mixture from pot to oiled baking dish
Cover the pasta with the sliced mozzarella and sprinkle with the rest of the Parmesan cheese
Bake until slightly brown – nearly 30 minutes
Enjoy
Beano contains a natural enzyme that helps prevent gas before it starts. It works with your body’s digestion to help break down complex carbs found in gassy foods, making them more digestible.
My husband and I took the Beano meltaways before our meal. It was a good gas-free evening. Ahem. 🙂
Disclosure: I am participating in the Beano “All Natural” Virtual Cook-Off campaign challenge. I received a promotional item and Beano product to participate in the campaign. All opinions are my own.
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Glad that Beano worked! Whoo!
Kristy @Loveandblasphemy recently posted…Defined Lines (We Ain’t a Good Girl)
This baked rigatoni dish looks delicious! I definitely should try the beano products with my indigestion issues, lol!
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Looks delicious and glad you were “gas free” lol