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heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Provolone is often less expensive and melts well.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Grana padano offers a similar flavor at a lower cost.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: canned lentils

Canned lentils provide protein at a lower price.

Prepare the white sauce by melting butter in a pan, adding chopped garlic, and stirring in flour.

Cook pasta according to package instructions until al dente; drain and set aside.

In a mixing bowl, combine pasta, tomato sauce, chilli sauce, white sauce, chilli flakes, and oregano; mix well.

Transfer the pasta mixture to a greased baking dish; top with mozzarella cheese.

Bake in the oven until the cheese is melted and bubbly.

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