Baked Noodles And Cottage Cheese Casserole

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup low fat cottage cheese
• 4 ounces whole wheat penne
• 1/4 cup skim milk
• 1 tablespoon margarine, melted
• 2 tablespoons chives, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
• paprika, for topping

Recipe

• 1 cook the noodles al dente and cool to room temperature.
• 2 place the cooked noodles into a bowl and toss with 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, milk, melted butter, chives, and garlic. season this mixture with salt & pepper to taste.
• 3 spray an 8 x 8 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray lightly on the bottom and sides.
• 4 place the noodle mixture into this dish and top with the remaining cottage cheese spreading this evenly from end to end.
• 5 top this evenly with breadcrumbs and top this with paprika for color. spray this lightly with some nonstick spray.
• 6 place this into a 400°f oven for 20 to 30 minutes.