Cottage Casserole
Wednesday, 06 May 2009 19:38
An easy lasagna type casserole.Ingredients
12 ounces bow tie or elbow pasta
4 cups Spicy Tomato Sauce (see recipe on<\div> www.familycircle.com) OR: bottled marinara sauce
1 container (1 pound) low-fat (1 percent) cottage cheese
1 container (8 ounces) sour cream
1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed of excess liquid
3/4 cup chopped scallions
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Directions
1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and undercooking by 2 minutes. Drain.
2. Meanwhile, heat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease 12-cup oven-proof casserole.
3. Mix pasta, sauce, cottage cheese, sour cream, spinach, scallions, salt, pepper in bowl. Spoon into casserole. Top with cheddar. Cover with buttered foil.
4. To freeze unbaked casserole, cool casserole slightly. Cover with with waxed paper, then foil. Refrigerate until cold. Label. Freeze.
5. Bake, covered, in 375 degree F oven 35 minutes. Uncover. Bake 20 minutes, until temperature registers 150 degrees F. Makes 8 servings.