Cottage Cheese Baked Ziti Recipe
No-boil baked ziti with creamy cottage cheese pockets, stirred together right in the dish.
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 429kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil or cooking spray
- 1 lb ziti or rigatoni, uncooked
- 24 oz marinara sauce
- 3 cups water
- 12 oz mozzarella shredded, 3 cups
- 1 oz parmesan finely grated, about ⅓ cup
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- salt to taste
- 16 oz cottage cheese 2 cups
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400°F (200°C). Grease a 9x13-inch dish.1 tbsp olive oil
- In the dish, stir together pasta, marinara, water, 2 cups mozzarella, half the Parmesan, and pepper. Push pasta under the liquid. Taste and salt if needed.1 lb ziti, 24 oz marinara sauce, 3 cups water, 12 oz mozzarella, 1 oz parmesan, ¼ tsp black pepper, salt
- Dollop cottage cheese on top. Stir 2 or 3 times, leaving pockets of cottage cheese.16 oz cottage cheese
- Sprinkle on remaining Parmesan. Cover tightly with foil, sealed all around. Bake 40 minutes.
- Uncover. Top with remaining 1 cup mozzarella. Bake uncovered 20 minutes, until bubbling.
- Optional: broil 2 to 3 minutes until browned in spots.
- Rest 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Full-fat cottage cheese works best.
- Seal foil around the entire rim.
- Pasta dry at 40 minutes? Add a splash of hot water, re-cover.
- Taste before salting.
Nutrition
Calories: 429kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 1037mg | Potassium: 463mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 707IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 318mg | Iron: 2mg