Creamy Cottage Cheese Veggie Pasta

Ingredients

• 1 box protein pasta

• 2 Tbsp oil

• 4 large cloves garlic, minced

• 2 cut up peppers

• 3 cups baby spinach (tightly packed! or 3 large handfuls)

• 2 cups cottage cheese, 2%MF (500 gram or 17 ounce container)

• 2 cups marinara

• 1 cup mozzarellaa

• Salt + pepper, to taste

• 5 large leaves fresh basil, chopped (to garnish)

Instructions

• PREP: Preheat oven to 400F. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. While you wait, you can chop broccoli into florets and mince garlic.

• Cook pasta to al dente, according to package instructions. Drain when finished.

• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a pan over medium-high. Add minced garlic and broccoli florets, and sauté for about 7 minutes. Then, add spinach and continue to cook until it wilts. Remove from heat.

• To a large baking dish, add cooked pasta, cooked peppers, cottage cheese, and marinara sauce. Add spinach.Season generously with salt and pepper, then stir everything together until well-combined.

• Sprinkle shredded mozzarella overtop, coating the pasta evenly.

• Place baking dish in the oven for 20 minutes, or until the top layer of cheese is melted and nicely browned. Garnish with fresh basil and serve hot!