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Baked Spaghetti Casserole
Lunch Italian

Baked Spaghetti Casserole

4.5

Prep
Cook
45 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 12 minutes; drain and transfer to a large bowl.
  3. 3 Mix eggs, Parmesan cheese, and butter with the spaghetti to coat pasta completely; spread into the prepared baking dish. Spread cottage cheese over the spaghetti to cover completely. Spread spaghetti sauce over the cottage cheese; top with a layer of mozzarella cheese.
  4. 4 Bake until hot in the center, about 30 minutes.

By Lovely333

Baby Bell Peppers with Chicken Salad
Lunch Asian

Baby Bell Peppers with Chicken Salad

5.0

Prep
20 min
Cook
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix chicken, jalapeno pepper, 2 green onions, and mayonnaise together in bowl until thoroughly combined. Stuff each baby bell pepper half with chicken mixture.
  2. 2 Mix half of the remaining green onion with cottage cheese; use the other half to garnish stuffed baby bell peppers. Serve baby bell peppers alongside cottage cheese mixture and cherries.

By bdweld

Ethiopian Spiced Cottage Cheese
Lunch African

Ethiopian Spiced Cottage Cheese

4.0

Prep
20 min
Cook
10 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix cottage cheese, 1 clove of garlic, cardamom, and cloves thoroughly in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  2. 2 Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion, ginger, green chile pepper, and 2 cloves of garlic; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the spinach and cook until just wilted. Drain any excess liquid, and serve the spinach mixture over the seasoned cottage cheese.

By Clark Brown

Low-Fat Taco Salad
Lunch American

Low-Fat Taco Salad

4.3

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic; cook until fragrant and slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, vegetarian crumbles, and taco seasoning; cook and stir until tomatoes are soft, about 10 minutes.
  2. 2 Divide lettuce between two bowls; divide tomato mixture between bowls on top lettuce. Surround tomato mixture with cottage cheese; sprinkle Cheddar cheese over top. Season with taco sauce.

By Food Tourist

Noodle Kugel (Dairy)
Lunch Other

Noodle Kugel (Dairy)

4.5

Prep
15 min
Cook
50 min
Total
75 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once water is boiling, stir in egg noodles and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
  2. 2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 1-quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  3. 3 Mix together eggs and white sugar in a large bowl until thoroughly combined. Stir in melted butter, whipped cottage cheese, sour cream, salt, and pepper. Lightly mix in cooked noodles; spoon kugel into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the top with brown sugar.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until the top has browned, about 40 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.

By Ann Davis

Cottage Cheese Alfredo Sauce
Dinner Italian

Cottage Cheese Alfredo Sauce

5.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
20 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Add cottage cheese and evaporated milk to the jar of a Vitamix blender (or other high-powered blender); blend on high until smooth, about 30 seconds.
  2. 2 Pour cottage cheese mixture into a sauce pan over medium high heat. Stir in Parmesan cheese. garlic, and white pepper. Cook, stirring often, until sauce has thickened, 15 to 20 minutes; stir in parsley.

By thedailygourmet

Leftover Spaghetti Lasagna
Dinner Italian

Leftover Spaghetti Lasagna

4.5

Prep
15 min
Cook
40 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. 2 Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  3. 3 Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in spaghetti and return to a boil. Cook until pasta is tender but still slightly firm, about 10 minutes. Drain well.
  4. 4 Transfer spaghetti to a large bowl and toss with spaghetti sauce until well combined.
  5. 5 Mix cottage cheese and sour cream in a bowl.
  6. 6 Spread half the spaghetti with sauce into the prepared baking dish.
  7. 7 Spread the cottage cheese mixture evenly over the spaghetti.
  8. 8 Place the remaining spaghetti and sauce in an even layer over the cottage cheese mixture; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
  9. 9 Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and the cheese is browned, 30 to 40 minutes.

By Joey Joan

Easy Four-Cheese Lasagna
Dinner Italian

Easy Four-Cheese Lasagna

4.5

Prep
20 min
Cook
45 min
Total
65 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain.
  3. 3 Meanwhile, blend tomato sauce and cottage cheese together in a blender or with an electric mixer until smooth.
  4. 4 Spoon a little sauce mixture into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Place a layer of cooked noodles over the sauce, then sprinkle a portion of the mozzarella, Cheddar, and Parmesan over top. Repeat layering of sauce, noodles, and cheeses, finishing with a cheese layer.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbly and golden, 30 to 45 minutes.

By Witched

Pepperoni Casserole
Dinner Italian

Pepperoni Casserole

4.6

Prep
15 min
Cook
40 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place pasta in the pot, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
  3. 3 Cook sausage in a skillet over medium heat until evenly browned.
  4. 4 Combine cooked pasta, sausage, and pasta sauce in the prepared casserole dish. Mix cottage cheese, olives, and mozzarella cheese in a bowl; spoon over sausage and pasta mixture. Top with pepperoni slices.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and lightly browned on top, about 25 to 30 minutes.

By CKROPER

Strawberry Tiramisu Trifle
Dessert Italian

Strawberry Tiramisu Trifle

4.0

Prep
20 min
Cook
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Stir instant coffee granules and water together in a bowl until dissolved. Let cool.
  2. 2 Beat cottage cheese, cream, and confectioners' sugar together in a separate bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes.
  3. 3 Brush each ladyfinger cookie with coffee. Arrange a few ladyfingers in the bottom of 4 serving glasses. Spread a layer of cream filling atop the ladyfingers. Layer a few strawberry slices atop cream filling. Repeat with remaining ladyfingers, cream filling, and sliced strawberries, ending with a layer of cream filling. Garnish each glass with a whole strawberry.

By Mashmousha

Cheese Lovers' Lasagna
Dinner Italian

Cheese Lovers' Lasagna

4.5

Prep
20 min
Cook
35 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna noodles and boil, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
  3. 3 Layer 1/4 of the noodles over the bottom of a 9x13 inch casserole dish, then spread 1/4 of the spaghetti sauce over top. Continue layers as follows: 1/3 of the remaining noodles; 1/2 each of the cottage cheese, mozzarella, Cheddar, and American; 1/3 of the remaining sauce; 1/2 of the remaining noodles; all of the remaining cottage cheese, mozzarella, Cheddar, and American; 1/2 of the remaining sauce; all of the remaining noodles; and all of the remaining sauce. Sprinkle Parmesan over top.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until cheeses are melted and filling is heated through, 20 to 25 minutes.

By MSPRSS55

Million Dollar Spaghetti
Dinner Italian

Million Dollar Spaghetti

4.7

Prep
10 min
Cook
50 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in boiling water until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 to 12 minutes. Drain.
  3. 3 While the pasta is cooking, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
  4. 4 Transfer to a bowl and mix in spaghetti sauce.
  5. 5 Place 1/2 of the butter slices into the bottom of a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Spread 1/2 of the spaghetti into the dish.
  6. 6 Mix cottage cheese, cream cheese, and sour cream together in a bowl; spread mixture over spaghetti.
  7. 7 Cover with remaining spaghetti and top with remaining slices of butter.
  8. 8 Pour ground beef mixture over spaghetti and spread in an even layer.
  9. 9 Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Spread Cheddar cheese on top and continue baking until cheese has melted and is lightly browned, about 15 minutes more.
  10. 10 Enjoy!

By Coqui30

Cheesy Spinach Lasagna
Dinner Italian

Cheesy Spinach Lasagna

3.8

Prep
25 min
Cook
30 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and rinse with cold water.
  3. 3 Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside. Cook spinach according to directions; drain well.
  4. 4 In a bowl beat the cream cheese on medium speed with electric mixer. Add eggs and beat until fluffy. Stir in provolone cheese, cottage cheese, bacon and garlic powder. Layer half of lasagna noodles in a greased baking dish. Spread with half of cheese mixture and half of the spinach. Top with the remaining lasagna noodles, spinach and cheese.
  5. 5 Cover and bake in a preheated oven for 30 minutes or until heated through.

By WIKSCOGG

Meat Filled Manicotti
Dinner Italian

Meat Filled Manicotti

4.4

Prep
20 min
Cook
50 min
Total
70 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain and cool. Reserve.
  2. 2 Meanwhile, in a large skillet brown beef on medium heat. Drain and cool.
  3. 3 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  4. 4 Combine beef, cottage cheese, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, egg whites and oregano. Mix well. Stuff shells with mixture.
  5. 5 Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. Pour enough spaghetti sauce in dish to cover the bottom. Place stuffed noodles in the dish. Cover with spaghetti sauce and top with the remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes.

By Steph

Jumbo Stuffed Shells
Dinner Italian

Jumbo Stuffed Shells

4.6

Prep
25 min
Cook
25 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  3. 3 Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add shells and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain, rinse under cold water, and set aside.
  4. 4 Mix together cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, eggs, and garlic powder in a large bowl. Rub oregano and parsley between your palms to pulverize them, then stir into cheese mixture.
  5. 5 Stuff cheese mixture into pasta shells.
  6. 6 Spread 1/3 of the spaghetti sauce on the bottom of a 15x10-inch baking dish. Place shells, seam-side up, close together in the dish. Spread remaining sauce on top; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
  7. 7 Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, 25 to 35 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

By Karen Marshall

Bob's Awesome Lasagna
Dinner Italian

Bob's Awesome Lasagna

4.6

Prep
30 min
Cook
60 min
Total
90 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
  2. 2 In a large skillet over medium heat, saute ground beef, onions, salt and garlic salt until meat is brown. Drain excess fat, add spaghetti sauce to beef mixture, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
  3. 3 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch glass baking pan.
  4. 4 Line bottom of pan with three lasagna noodles. Spread 1/3 of sauce mixture over noodles. Layer 1/3 of the cottage cheese over the sauce. Sprinkle 1/3 of the mozzarella over the cottage cheese. Repeat this layering process until all ingredients are used up.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven for one hour. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

By Bob

Grammy's Overnight Lasagna
Dinner Italian

Grammy's Overnight Lasagna

4.8

Prep
10 min
Cook
65 min
Total
555 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Cook the ground beef in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until browned and no longer pink, about 5 minutes; drain fat. Stir in the marinara sauce, water, and salt. Bring to a boil. Remove sauce from heat.
  2. 2 Arrange 6 noodles in a 9x13-inch baking dish, breaking if necessary to fit. Spoon 1/2 of the sauce over noodles. Top with 1/2 of the cottage cheese and 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers with remaining noodles, sauce, cottage cheese, and mozzarella cheese. Top with Parmesan cheese. Cover tightly with foil; refrigerate overnight.
  3. 3 Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  4. 4 Bake lasagna, covered, until noodles are soft, cheese is melted, and sauce is bubbly, about 1 hour. Allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.

By Kristi

Easy Lasagna III
Dinner Italian

Easy Lasagna III

4.1

Prep
30 min
Cook
30 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna noodles and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
  3. 3 In a skillet, brown ground beef. Using a fork, mix cottage cheese, eggs, garlic powder, parsley, salt and pepper. In a separate bowl combine tomato paste and tomato sauce.
  4. 4 In a 9x13 inch baking pan, layer noodles, ground beef, tomato sauce mixture and cottage cheese mixture. Two layers of each will fit. Cover with tin foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove tin foil the last 8 minutes of baking time.

By Liz Peak

Baked Spaghetti
Dinner Italian

Baked Spaghetti

4.7

Prep
15 min
Cook
75 min
Total
90 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender but firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
  3. 3 Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir beef and onion in the hot skillet until meat is browned and onion is soft and translucent, about 5 to 7 minutes.
  4. 4 Drain excess oil from the pan; stir in spaghetti sauce and seasoned salt.
  5. 5 Whisk eggs, Parmesan, and butter in a large bowl. Add spaghetti and toss to coat.
  6. 6 Place 1/2 of the spaghetti mixture in the prepared baking dish. Top with 1/2 of the cottage cheese, 2 cups mozzarella, and 1/2 of the meat sauce. Repeat layers. Cover with aluminum foil.
  7. 7 Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Remove the foil and sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella.
  8. 8 Continue to bake until cheese is melted and lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes.
  9. 9 Serve and enjoy!

By CALLIKO

Easy Lasagna with Uncooked Noodles
Dinner Italian

Easy Lasagna with Uncooked Noodles

4.5

Prep
35 min
Cook
70 min
Total
115 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredient, and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Make sauce: Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add onion and mushrooms; sauté until onions are transparent. Stir in pasta sauce and cook until heated through. Set aside.
  3. 3 Make filling: Combine cottage cheese, ricotta, eggs, and Parmesan in a medium bowl and set aside.
  4. 4 Spread a thin layer of meat sauce in the bottom of a 13x9-inch dish. Layer with uncooked lasagna noodles, cheese filling, mozzarella, and meat sauce. Continue layering until all components are used, reserving 1/2 cup mozzarella. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove foil and top with reserved 1/2 cup mozzarella. Continue baking until cheese is melted, about 15 more minutes. Let lasagna stand for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
  6. 6 Serve warm and enjoy!

By Susan T

Easy Lasagna
Dinner Italian

Easy Lasagna

4.6

Prep
10 min
Cook
70 min
Total
90 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Stir in spaghetti sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Combine cottage cheese, 2 cups of mozzarella cheese, eggs, 1/2 of the grated Parmesan cheese, dried parsley, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
  4. 4 Spread 3/4 cup of sauce in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Cover with 3 uncooked lasagna noodles, 1 3/4 cups of cheese mixture, and 1/4 cup sauce; repeat layers once more. Top with remaining 3 noodles, sauce, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheese. Pour 1/2 cup water along the edges of the dish. Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
  6. 6 Serve and enjoy!

By Joanie Heger

Slow Cooker Lasagna
Dinner Italian

Slow Cooker Lasagna

4.5

Prep
20 min
Cook
250 min
Total
270 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Cook ground beef, onion, and garlic in a large skillet over medium heat until the meat is browned.
  3. 3 Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, salt, and oregano and stir until well combined and heated through.
  4. 4 Stir mozzarella, cottage cheese, and Parmesan together in a large bowl.
  5. 5 Spoon a layer of the meat mixture onto the bottom of a slow cooker.
  6. 6 Add a double layer of uncooked lasagna noodles, breaking noodles to fit into cooker as needed.
  7. 7 Top noodles with a portion of cheese mixture.
  8. 8 Repeat the layering of sauce, noodles, and cheese until all the ingredients are used.
  9. 9 Cover and cook on Low until lasagna noodles are tender, about 4 to 6 hours.

By Kim

Shortcut Chicken Manicotti
Dinner Italian

Shortcut Chicken Manicotti

4.2

Prep
15 min
Cook
75 min
Total
90 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 In a medium skillet over medium heat, cook chicken until opaque and juices run clear.
  3. 3 In a medium bowl, combine cooked chicken, egg, spinach, cottage cheese and Parmesan. Stuff uncooked manicotti shells with chicken mixture. Arrange shells, not touching one another, in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  4. 4 In a medium bowl, combine soup, sour cream, milk and Italian seasoning and stir until smooth. Pour over shells in dish and spread to cover completely. Carefully pour boiling water around the edge of the dish. Cover tightly with foil.
  5. 5 Bake in preheated oven 60 minutes, or until pasta is tender. Sprinkle with Cheddar and parsley and let stand 10 minutes before serving.

By pie223

Blue Cheese Lasagna
Dinner Italian

Blue Cheese Lasagna

5.0

Prep
30 min
Cook
95 min
Total
140 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Coat a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
  2. 2 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef and pork; cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until brown and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Add spaghetti sauce and brown sugar; stir until well blended. Set aside.
  3. 3 Combine cottage cheese, blue cheese, Parmesan cheese, egg, and oregano in a bowl.
  4. 4 Spread 1 inch sauce in the bottom of the prepared loaf pan. Break and arrange 2 lasagna noodles to fit length of the pan, slightly overlapping. Spread 1/2 cottage cheese mixture on top noodle layer; layer 3 overlapping slices provolone on top cottage cheese mixture. Sprinkle 1/2 Cheddar cheese on top provolone. Repeat layering with remaining sauce, noodles, cottage cheese mixture, provolone, and Cheddar cheese, ending with a sauce layer.
  5. 5 Place loaf pan on the prepared baking sheet; cover loosely with aluminum foil.
  6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and cooked through, about 1 ½ hours. Set aside before slicing, about 15 minutes.

By Ginny Maziarka

Classic and Simple Meat Lasagna
Dinner Italian

Classic and Simple Meat Lasagna

4.6

Prep
25 min
Cook
60 min
Total
95 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna noodles and cook for 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
  3. 3 Meanwhile, place ground beef, garlic, oregano, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir until beef is crumbly and evenly browned, about 10 minutes.
  4. 4 Mix cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, and eggs together in a large bowl until thoroughly combined.
  5. 5 Lay 4 noodles side by side on the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan; top with a layer of prepared tomato-basil sauce, a layer of ground beef mixture, and a layer of cottage cheese mixture. Repeat layers twice more, ending with a layer of sauce; sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
  6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until the lasagna is bubbling and the cheese has melted, about 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake until cheese has begun to brown, about 10 more minutes. Allow to stand at least 10 minutes before serving.

By ccb1122

Baked Ziti with Vodka Sauce
Dinner Italian

Baked Ziti with Vodka Sauce

4.0

Prep
20 min
Cook
60 min
Total
80 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large baking dish.
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti and cook at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 9 to 11 minutes.
  3. 3 While the ziti is cooking, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and onion to the hot skillet and cook until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, oregano, and garlic powder; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Drain and discard grease. Stir in marinara sauce.
  4. 4 Drain ziti and transfer to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese over top, then layer with cottage cheese, meat sauce, and remaining mozzarella. Beat milk, eggs, salt, and pepper together in a bowl, and pour over top.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until set and bubbly, about 45 minutes.

By leese

Easy Italian Sausage and Rigatoni
Dinner Italian

Easy Italian Sausage and Rigatoni

4.5

Prep
10 min
Cook
75 min
Total
85 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large baking dish.
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and set aside.
  3. 3 Meanwhile, cook sausage and onion in a large skillet until sausage is no longer pink and onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.
  4. 4 Combine spaghetti sauce, cottage cheese, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, eggs, Parmesan cheese, parsley, Italian seasoning, basil, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl. Add sausage mixture; stir until well combined. Add rigatoni; carefully stir until well incorporated. Transfer to the prepared baking dish; cover.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Top with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese; continue baking, uncovered, until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes.

By Yoly

Creamy Artichoke Pasta
Dinner Italian

Creamy Artichoke Pasta

4.2

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add spaghetti and cook until al dente. Drain and keep warm.
  2. 2 While pasta is cooking, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place olive oil, butter, and liquid from artichoke hearts in skillet. Cut artichoke hearts into bite-size pieces. When olive oil mixture is hot, add onion and garlic. Saute until soft and lightly browned. Stir in artichoke hearts and saute until heated through. Season with salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and oregano. Remove from heat and stir in cottage cheese and sour cream. Toss mixture with cooked pasta and top with Parmesan cheese.

By Alison Bennett