Cavatini
Source of Recipe
Linda in MO
Recipe Introduction
Serving Size : 8
List of Ingredients
4 cups dry pasta (I use trio-Italiano by American Beauty) -- --about 12 oz.
1/2 pound ground beef or Italian sausage
1 medium onion -- chopped
1 medium green pepper -- chopped
3 ounces pepperoni -- cut in half
1 jar spaghetti sauce -- (1 lb. 10 oz.)
seasonings to taste (garlic powder, Italian seasoning, Penzey's pizza seasoning, red pepper flakes, etc.) -- optional
1 to 1 1/2 cups cream-style or regular cottage cheese or
ricotta
8 oz. shredded mozzarella, Italian blend cheese, or cheddar/mozzarella
Recipe
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain well.
While pasta is cooking, brown ground beef with onion and green pepper until onion is transparent. Drain fat.
Stir in pepperoni and cook until just heated. Drain off any additional fat.
Add spaghetti sauce and any additional seasonings; simmer 5 minutes.
Arrange half the pasta in a lightly greased 3-quart baking dish.
Spoon on half the meat sauce.
Spread cottage cheese over the sauce.
Sprinkle with half the mozzarella cheese. (Can also sprinkle on some Parmesan cheese)
Repeat layers, omitting cottage cheese. (Can sprinkle the top with even more Parmesan, if desired.)
Bake uncovered 30 to 35 minutes.
NOTES : I've never added mushrooms to this, but I bet it would be good. Turkey Italian sausage and turkey pepperoni work fine.
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