Spaghetti with a twist! Your standard spaghetti topped with a combination of mozzarella/cottage cheese and a layer of pepperoni to top it off. The sausage can be substituted with hamburger.
Ingredients
- uncooked rotini pasta: 1 pack (16 ounce pack)
- ground Italian sausage: 1 pound
- pasta sauce: 1 jar (16 ounce jar)
- containers cottage cheese: 2 piece (12 ounce)
- black olives: 1 can (2.25 ounce can, sliced)
- ounces shredded mozzarella cheese: 12 piece
- pepperoni: 2 packages (3 ounce packages, sliced)
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium casserole dish.
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Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place pasta in the pot, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
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In a skillet over medium heat, cook the sausage until evenly brown.
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In the prepared casserole dish, mix the cooked pasta, sausage, and pasta sauce. In a bowl, mix the cottage cheese, olives, and mozzarella cheese. Spoon the cheese mixture over the sausage and pasta mixture. Top with pepperoni slices.
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Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until bubbly and lightly browned.
