Lasagna Bowl

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups dry fusilli
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 onion, peeled and chopped
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 2 cups spaghetti sauce (your favourite from a jar, or homemade)
• 1 1/2 cups cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons slivered fresh basil
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions, just until al dente; drain well and set aside.
• 2 meanwhile, while pasta is cooking, melt butter in large skillet over medium heat, add oil, then saute onion, stirring often, until onion is soft.
• 3 increase heat to high and add ground beef.
• 4 brown the beef, stirring frequently (this will take about 5 minutes).
• 5 stir in sauce and cook until sauce is heated through; remove from heat.
• 6 in a large glass mixing bowl, combine cottage cheese, parmesan, minced garlic, basil and pepper to taste.
• 7 microwave this mixture on high for 2 minutes or until it's very hot; let stand for 2 minutes.
• 8 place cooked pasta in a prewarmed shallow serving bowl; top with meat sauce, but leave a border of pasta visible around the edges.
• 9 top the meat sauce with the cheese mixture, again leaving a border of sauce visible.