NO CURD ITALIAN CHEESE SAUCE AND PASTA

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Yield 6 to 10

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 Packages Cream Cheese
1 16-oz container Sour cream
1 16-oz container of Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 16-oz package of KRAFT 5 Cheese Italian Cheese blend shredded cheese (or you can use a 6 or 7 blend if you can find it)
1 Quart of your favorite Marinara Sauce
1 Package of Large Shell Pasta, Manicotti pasta, lasagna noodles or any kind of hardy pasta you like, prepared as directed.

Steps:

In a large saucepan, Over low heat, mix all ingredients except pasta and marinara sauce. Gently stir together as it heats. Continue to heat Cheese sauce until it completely mixes and melts and becomes somewhat stringy or has an elastic quality and becomes very smooth. Remove from heat and let stand for ten minutes. Stuff pasta shells or manicotti with Cheese Sauce and arrange in a baking pan, cover with prepared marinara sauce as heavy as you like. If baking lasagna, arrange lasagna noodles, cheese sauce and marinara in layers. Put tin foil over top of baking pan and cook at 375 to 400 degrees until its bubbling hot. Baking time will depend on type of dish you are creating, Usually 30 minutes to an hour for shells or manicotti. For lasagna, depending on the size, cooking time may be as long as 1 and ½ to 2 hours.