Cottage Cheese Pasta Bake Meal Prep
A baked pasta casserole where cottage cheese fills in for a chunk of the ricotta and cream you'd normally use, so the protein climbs without the dish getting heavier. Bakes as one big tray and portions out cleanly once cooled.
Per serving (1 bowl)
Ingredients
- 14 ozwhole wheat pasta, dry
- 1.1 lbcottage cheese
- 1.1 lbmarinara sauce
- 14 ozground turkey
- 5 ozpart-skim mozzarella, shredded
- 1 tspdried italian herbs
- 2 clovesgarlic, minced
Steps
- 1
Preheat the oven to 190C (375F) and cook the pasta until just shy of al dente, then drain.
- 2
Brown the ground turkey with the garlic and italian herbs in a pan, then stir in the marinara sauce.
- 3
Mix the drained pasta with the cottage cheese and half the mozzarella.
- 4
Spread half the pasta mixture in a large baking dish, top with the turkey sauce, then layer the rest of the pasta on top.
- 5
Sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella.
- 6
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until bubbling and golden on top. Let cool before portioning into 6 containers.
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