Dinner: Sausage Pasta Casserole

This dish is a free form lasagna without the hassle of having to mess with lasagna noodles. You can use pretty much any kind of pasta.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

16 oz pork sausage
16 oz mostaccioli
16 oz 1% cottage cheese
25 oz roasted garlic pasta sauce
1/4 cup light butter
3 large eggs, beaten
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
2 cups reduced fat mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup water

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C). Spray a 9"x13" baking dish with cooking spray.

2. In a frying pan brown sausage and drain. Stir spaghetti sauce and water into sausage mixture. Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.

3. In a bowl combine cooked pasta, butter, eggs, Parmesan cheese, and half of the mozzarella cheese.

4. Spread pasta mixture into prepared pan. Evenly spread cottage cheese over pasta. Spread spaghetti sauce mixture evenly over top. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese over sauce.

5. Cover and bake 25 minutes. Uncover and bake 10-15 minutes more.