Rotini Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 cups rotini pasta, cooked
• 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb italian sausage (mix and match hot and mild to taste)
• 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2 lbs low fat cottage cheese or 2 lbs ricotta cheese
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 cups spaghetti sauce
• 1 lb mozzarella cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese or 1/2 cup romano cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 f.
• 2 cook pasta.
• 3 brown sausage in olive oil.
• 4 drain on paper towel.
• 5 when pasta is done, drain.
• 6 don't rinse.
• 7 while pasta is still hot stir in cheddar, butter, and 1 egg.
• 8 spread 1/2 of the pasta mix in a large greased casserole dish.
• 9 pour 1 cup of spaghetti sauce evenly over pasta mix.
• 10 combine cottage cheese, 1 egg, salt, and pepper.
• 11 spread mixture evenly over casserole.
• 12 spread sausage evenly over cottage cheese mix.
• 13 spread remaining pasta mix over sausage.
• 14 pour 1 cup spaghetti sauce over pasta mix.
• 15 sprinkle mozzarella on top.
• 16 bake 50 min.
• 17 remove from oven.
• 18 sprinkle parmesan on top, return to oven.
• 19 bake 10 min. more
• 20 remove, cover with loose foil tent, let rest 10 min.
• 21 serve.
• 22 note- if prepared the night before add 25 min, to the cooking time.
• 23 note- be sure the dish can stand the sudden tempertaure change.