Categories: Dinner
Ingredients
- 1 lb. whole mile or 1% cottage cheese
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 3 oz. grated Parmesan cheese (about 1 1/2 cups), divided
- Table salt
- 1 lb. ziti
- 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 20 oz. turkey Italian sausage
- 1/2 cup yellow onion, finely chopped
- 5 medium cloves garlic, minced or pressed
- 1 (28 oz) can tomato sauce
- 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp. chopped fresh basil leaves, divided
- 1 tsp. sugar
- Ground black pepper
- 3/4 tsp cornstarch
- 1 cup heavy cream (or whole milk)
- 8 oz low-moisture mozzarella, cut into 1/4 inch pieces
Directions
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nter a rach in the overn and preheat the oven to 350. Whisk cottage cheese, eggs, and 1 cup Parmesan together in a bowl. Bring a large pot of water to boil. Stir in 1 Tbsp. salt and the pasta; cook until pasta begins to soften but is not yet minutes. Drain the pasta and leave in colander. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Crumble in the turkey sausage and cook until nearly browned, add garlic and continue to cook until the onion is softened and the sausage is completely browned. Sir in teh tomato sauce, oregano; simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes. Off the heat, stir in 1/2 cup basil and the sugar, and the season. In a small bowl stir together the cornstarch and heavy cream. Transfer the mixutre to the now-empty stockpot over medium heat and scook utnil thickened, 3-4 minutesl. Removee the pot from the heat and add the cottage cheese mixture, 1 1/2 cup of sauce and 3/4 cup mozzarella. Stir to combine. Add the pasta and toss to coate thoroughly wiht the sauce. Transfer teh pasta to a 9 × 13 baking dish and spread the remaining tomato sauce evenly over the top. Sprinkle the remaining Parmesan cheese. cover and bake for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining basil and serve.