Three Cheese Cavatini

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb uncooked rigatoni pasta (or similar shape pasta)
• 28 ounces spaghetti sauce (or use your own, you may need more if you like it saucy)
• 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup diced pepperoni (or sliced pepperoni)
• 2 cups low fat cottage cheese
• 2 cups part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 cook pasta according to package directions to "al dente".
• 3 while pasta is cooking, saute mushrooms, onions and garlic in olive oil until tender, remove from heat to cool, do not drain.
• 4 combine cottage cheese, ricotta, egg, herbs and seasonings.
• 5 mix cooked pasta with sauce and sauteed onion mixture, and spoon half into bottom of 11x13-inch glass pan.
• 6 spoon cheese mixture on top of pasta, spreading evenly to the edges. put 1/2 cup mozzarella on top of cheese mixture. place sliced pepperoni on top of cheese, then spread remaining pasta/onion/mushroom mixture, then mozzarella cheese.
• 7 bake for 30-40 minutes, until cheese is browning and bubbly. allow to rest at least 5 minutes before cutting.