Easy Italian Sausage and Rigatoni

Ingredients

For 6 servings

• •1 (8 ounce) package rigatoni pasta
• •1 lb bulk Italian sausage
• •0.25 tasse diced onion
• •4 tasse spaghetti sauce
• •2 tasse cottage cheese
• •2 tasse mozzarella cheese, divided
• •2 large eggs, beaten
• •0.25 tasse freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• •1 c. à soupe dried parsley
• •0.5 c. à café Italian seasoning
• •0.5 c. à café dried basil
• •salt and ground black pepper to taste

Method

1. 1.Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large baking dish.
2. 2.Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and set aside.
3. 3.Meanwhile, cook sausage and onion in a large skillet until sausage is no longer pink and onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.
4. 4.Combine spaghetti sauce, cottage cheese, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, eggs, Parmesan cheese, parsley, Italian seasoning, basil, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl. Add sausage mixture; stir until well combined. Add rigatoni; carefully stir until well incorporated. Transfer to the prepared baking dish; cover.
5. 5.Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Top with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese; continue baking, uncovered, until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes.