Vegetarian Pasta Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 12 ounces rigatoni pasta
• 28 ounces whole tomatoes, drained and broken into small pieces
• 1 cup large-curd cottage cheese
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• pepper, to taste
• 1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• 1/2 lb mozzarella cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit. spray nonstick cooking spray on 13x9x2" baking pan. put baking pan in oven to warm while preheating.
• 2 cook the rigatoni in salted water.
• 3 while the rigatoni is cooking, combine the tomatoes, cottage cheese, red pepper flakes, thyme, salt, pepper, and cannelini beans in a large bowl.
• 4 add the cooked rigatoni to the tomato mixture and combine well. pour into the baking pan.
• 5 top with grated mozzarella. bake in 400 degree oven for 30 minutes. allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving.