Low-Fat Ham and Sour Cream Pasta

Recipe taken from a Pillsbury cookbook, with a few adaptations.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 7 1⁄2 ounces  dried bow tie pasta
• 2 (8 ounce) containers light sour cream
• 1 (12 ounce) container fat-free cottage cheese
• 1  tablespoon flour
• 3⁄4 cup 2% low-fat milk
• 2  eggs or 1⁄2 cup egg substitute
• 2  cups  cubed lean ham
• 1⁄2 cup red bell pepper, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup  finely chopped celery
• 1  tablespoon  minced onion

Directions

1. Cook pasta in boiling water as directed on package. Drain. Meanwhile, heat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 13x9 casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In blender container, combine sour cream, cottage cheese, flour, milk, and eggs; blend well. In a large bowl, mix ham, bell pepper, celery and onion. Add the sour cream mixture and pasta to bowl and mix well. Pour into sprayed casserole. Spray a sheet of foil with cooking spray and cover baking dish.
3. Bake 50-60 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Stir before serving.