Baked Italian Pasta Casserole - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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2 lbs dry pasta
1 lb ground beef
3 cups prepared spaghetti sauce
32 ounces cottage cheese
1 egg
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
2 cups mozzarella cheese
2 garlic cloves, minced
salt and pepper
Preparation
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Cook pasta per package directions. Always salt pasta water. Pour cooked pasta into greased 9x13\" baking pan.
While pasta is cooking, brown meat. Once cooked thru, add sauce and let simmer while you finish cheese step.
Put cottage cheese in a mixing bowl, add egg, garlic, salt and pepper to taste, 1/4 c parm cheese and 1/2 c mozzarella cheese. Mix well.
Spread cheese mixture over pasta. Pour sauce mixture over cheese. Top with remaining shredded cheese.
Bake at 350 until bubbly and cheese is golden brown, about 30-40 minutes.
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