Spaghetti Nests

Ingredients

• Spaghetti

  Dry pasta, enriched

  10 oz or 284g

• Cheddar cheese

  ½ cup, shredded or 57g

• Cottage cheese

  Lowfat, 1% milkfat

  1 cup or 226g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Garlic Salt

  Kroger

  ¼ tsp or 1g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 tsp or 2g

• Turmeric

  Spices, ground

  1 tsp or 2g

• Paprika

  Spices

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Parmesan cheese

  Shredded

  ¼ cup or 20g

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425°F with the rack in the center. Lightly spray muffin tins. Cook pasta according to package directions, reserving 1/2 cup of cooking liquid. Avoid breaking spaghetti.
2. Combine cottage cheese and cheddar cheese in a bowl. Toss cooked pasta with olive oil, garlic salt, pepper, turmeric, and paprika. Add reserved cooking liquid as needed. Mix with cheese mixture, reserving some cheese for topping.
3. Twirl spaghetti into nests and place in muffin tins. Top each nest with the remaining cheese mixture. Bake for about 10 minutes until lightly browned and crispy.
4. Let cool for a few minutes before gently removing from tins. Serve topped with parmesan and optional dried basil or parsley.