RECiPE - Baked Ziti

14 oz box penne or ziti pasta
15 oz cottage cheese
2 egg whites
4 cups shredded mozzerella cheese
1/4 tsp garlic powder
salt, to taste
ground black pepper, to taste
crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
3 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce
2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Spray 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain. In a large mixing bowl, mix the cottage cheese, egg whites and 3 cups of the mozzerella cheese. Add seasonings. Stir in the cooked pasta until well combined.
Spread 1 cup of spaghetti sacue on the bottom of the pan. Add half of the pasta mixture. Spread another cup of sauce evenly over the top. Layer remaining pasta mixture over the sauce. Spoon remaining spaghetti sauce even over the top of the pasta and sprinkle remaining mozzerella and parmesan cheese over the top.
Cover the dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking another 10 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes.

- Donna Yeates