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

  Organic Spice - 365 Everyday Value

  1 tsp or 2g

• Paprika

  Spices

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Parmesan cheese

  Shredded

  ¼ cup or 20g

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F with the rack in the center of the oven. Lightly spray muffin tins. Cook pasta according to package directions, reserve 1/2 cup of cooking liquid. Be sure not to break spaghetti while cooking so you can twirl it into nests.
2. Combine cottage cheese and cheddar cheese in a bowl. Toss cooked pasta with a splash of olive oil, all spices and seasonings. Add some of the reserved cooking liquid if you need to. Mix with cheese mixture. Reserve a bit of cheese to top each nest.
3. Twirl spaghetti with a fork and add to muffin tins, create nest shapes. Top each nest with a bit of the cottage cheese mixture. Bake for about 10 minutes.
4. The tops of your nests will be lightly browned and a bit crispy. Let cool for a few minutes. Gently loosen spaghetti nests from muffin tins with a spatula and serve.
5. Top with parmesan and dried basil or parsley, if desired.

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