Best Rotini Pasta Bake Recipes

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5 INGREDIENT BAKED ROTINI



5 Ingredient Baked Rotini image

5 ingredients is all you need to make this Easy Baked Rotini Pasta! This Easy Pasta Bake is a kid friendly casserole that can feed a large crowd on a budget.

Provided by Kristen Chidsey

Categories     Main Course

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 6

16 ounces rotini noodles (or ziti, rigatoni, etc)
1/2 cup reserved pasta liquid
4 cups homemade or jarred spaghetti sauce
2 cups cottage cheese
1 egg (whisked)
2 cups shredded cheese (mozzarella, cheddar, Parmesan or a mixture)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Cook pasta 1-2 minutes less than package directions in salted boiling water. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
  • Mix cooked pasta and reserved cooking liquid together with the sauce, cottage cheese, egg, and 1 cup of shredded cheese.
  • Pour into a large 9x13 pan or casserole dish and top with remaining cheese.
  • Bake for 30 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly.
  • Alternatively, you can prep this dish up to baking. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days before baking. Add 20 minutes to baking time if coming from fridge.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 400 kcal, Carbohydrate 54 g, Protein 22 g, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Cholesterol 52 mg, Sodium 1034 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 8 g, ServingSize 1 serving

ROTINI CASSEROLE



Rotini Casserole image

This is great to prepare the night before, cover with plastic wrap, store in the frige and bake the next night after work. I don't remember where it came from and then of course it evolved as time passed. Before the computer, I didn't keep records, I kept notes, without a filing system.

Provided by Pierre Dance

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h30m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 cups rotini pasta, cooked
2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
1 lb Italian sausage (mix and match hot and mild to taste)
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
1/4 cup butter, at room temperature
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 lbs low fat cottage cheese or 2 lbs ricotta cheese
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
2 cups spaghetti sauce
1 lb mozzarella cheese, grated
1/2 cup parmesan cheese or 1/2 cup romano cheese, grated

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 f.
  • Cook pasta.
  • Brown Sausage in Olive Oil.
  • Drain on paper towel.
  • When pasta is done, drain.
  • don't rinse.
  • While Pasta is still hot stir in Cheddar, Butter, and 1 Egg.
  • Spread 1/2 of the Pasta mix in a large greased casserole dish.
  • Pour 1 cup of Spaghetti Sauce evenly over pasta mix.
  • Combine Cottage Cheese, 1 Egg, Salt, and Pepper.
  • Spread mixture evenly over casserole.
  • Spread Sausage evenly over cottage cheese mix.
  • Spread remaining Pasta mix over Sausage.
  • Pour 1 cup Spaghetti Sauce over Pasta mix.
  • Sprinkle Mozzarella on top.
  • Bake 50 min.
  • Remove from oven.
  • Sprinkle Parmesan on top, return to oven.
  • Bake 10 min. more
  • Remove, cover with loose foil tent, let rest 10 min.
  • Serve.
  • NOTE- If prepared the night before add 25 min, to the cooking time.
  • NOTE- Be sure the dish can stand the sudden tempertaure change.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 819.5, Fat 49.2, SaturatedFat 22.9, Cholesterol 171.2, Sodium 2090, Carbohydrate 42.2, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 9.3, Protein 50.1

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