Baked Ziti Cho-Style
By: Chobani Yogurt
Having trouble finding baked pasta recipes? This Baked Ziti Cho-Style, made with Chobani Yogurt, three kinds of cheeses and whole-wheat pasta, is sure to become one of your new favorite pasta recipes in your home.
Preparation Time25 min
Cooking Time1 hr
Ingredients
- 1 pound 4% cottage cheese
- 1 1/2 cup Chobani Plain 0% Greek Yogurt
- 1 pound whole-wheat ziti
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup basil
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 5 medium garlic cloves, minced
- 1 (26-ounce) jar of pasta sauce
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 8 ounce mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to middle position, and preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix cottage cheese, eggs and 1 cup Parmesan in medium bowl; set aside.
- Bring 4 quarts of water to boil in large pot over high heat. Stir in salt and pasta; cook, stirring occasionally, for about 6 minutes or until pasta begins to soften but is not yet cooked through. Drain pasta and leave in colander.
- Meanwhile, make tomato sauce by heating oil and garlic in 12-inch skillet over medium heat until garlic is fragrant but not brown, about 2 minutes.
- Stir in pasta sauce, diced tomatoes, and oregano; simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes. Turn off heat, and stir in ½ cup basil.
- In a small bowl, stir cornstarch into Chobani. Heat the now-empty, unwashed pot used to cook the pasta over low heat.
- Add the Chobani mixture, and bring to simmer, stirring occasionally. Cook until thickened, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove pot from heat and add cottage cheese mixture, 1 cup tomato sauce, and ½ cup mozzarella. Stir to combine.
- Add drained pasta, and stir to coat thoroughly with sauce.
- Transfer pasta mixture to 9-inch by 13-inch baking dish and spread remaining tomato sauce evenly over pasta.
- Sprinkle remaining mozzarella and 1/2 cup Parmesan over top. Cover baking dish tightly with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove foil and continue to cook until cheese is bubbling and beginning to brown, about 30 minutes longer. Cool for 20 minutes and serve.