Four Cheese Baked Penne
photo by ColoradoCooking
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 lb whole wheat penne
- 1 1⁄2 cups low fat cottage cheese
- 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- 1 1⁄4 cups part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded, divided
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 (15 ounce) can low-sodium crushed tomatoes
- 1 (8 ounce) can low-sodium tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chili flakes
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- cooking spray
- 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese (3/4 ounces, grated)
directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Combine the cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella and parsley in a bowl and stir with a fork to incorporate and set aside. Cook pasta until tender but still firm, a minute or 2 less than the package directs. Drain.
- Heat the oil in the same pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds more. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, oregano, rosemary, chili flakes, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes until sauce thickens slightly. Return pasta to pot with sauce and turn off heat. Add cottage cheese mixture.
- Spray a 9 by 13-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray then transfer pasta mixture to pan. Top with remaining 3/4 cup mozzarella and the parmesan. Bake until heated through and cheese is melted, 30 minutes.
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