Pizza Parlor Pasta

Goes well with garlic bread and a tossed salad. From Taste of Home.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 2-3

Ingredients

• 1  cup  uncooked medium pasta shell
• 1⁄3 lb  ground Italian sausage
• 1⁄2 small onion, finely chopped
• 3  tablespoons  finely chopped green peppers
• 1 1⁄3 cups  spaghetti sauce
• 1⁄3 cup cottage cheese
• 1⁄2 cup  shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
• 1⁄2 cup  shredded colby-monterey jack cheese, divided
• 2  tablespoons  grated parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
2. Meanwhile, crumble the sausage into a skillet; add onion and green pepper.
3. Cook over medium heat until meat is no longer pink.
4. Drain.
5. Stir in spaghetti sauce, cottage cheese, 1/4 cup Mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup Colby-Monterey Jack cheese.
6. Drain pasta and stir into sausage mixture.
7. Transfer mixture into a 1 quart baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray.
8. Sprinkle with remaining shredded cheeses.
9. Top with Parmesan cheese.
10. Bake, uncovered at 350 for 5 to 10 minutes until cheese is melted.