Four Cheese Baked Penne
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Four Cheese Baked Penne a try. One portion of this dish contains about 30g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 549 calories. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up tomato sauce, parsley, chili flakes, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Instructions
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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.
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.
Excellent source of: Protein, Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Calcium, Iron, Phosphorus, Potassium
Good source of: Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Copper, Manganese, Selenium, Zinc