No Time!! Baked Pasta

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 cups whole wheat pasta (i like rotini, it holds sauce well!)
• 2 cups fat free pasta sauce
• 1/2 lb ground turkey
• 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese
• 1 cup frozen spinach
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
• 3/4 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese (divided)
• garlic powder (to taste)
• basil (to taste)
• oregano (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400.
• 2 cook pasta according to package instructions. set aside.
• 3 meanwhile, in a small pan brown ground turkey over med-high heat. remove from heat and add spinach, herbs, and cottage cheese.
• 4 combine pasta, meat mixture, 1/4 c mozzarella, and sauce in a 2 quart casserole dish. stir well to combine.
• 5 microwave on high for 4-5 minutes, or until mixture is heated through.
• 6 top with remaining cheese and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly and casserole is nice and hot.