CAVATINI RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Cavatini Recipe - (4.4/5) image

Provided by mzander

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 lb ground beef
1 medium onion
1 medium green pepper
1 (3 1/2 ounce) package pepperoni
1 (15 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
1/2 cup rigatoni pasta
1/2 cup macaroni
1/2 rotini pasta
1 (8 ounce) carton cottage cheese
1 (10 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese

Steps:

Chop the onion and green pepper.Cook pastas together; drain well.Saute beef, onion, and green pepper until beef is no longer pink and vegetables are soft. Add the pepperoni and heat thoroughly. Drain excess grease.Add spaghetti sauce and simmer 5 minutes. Spray a 3-qt casserole with cooking spray. Put 1/2 of the pasta in the casserole. Spoon 1/2 of the meat sauce mixture over the pasta. Spoon the container of cottage cheese over the sauce. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese. Top with the remaining pasta, then sauce, then mozzarella cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.