Million Dollar Pasta Bake with Cheesy Meat Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 16 ounces cottage cheese
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 pound lean ground beef or ground sausage
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 24 ounces marinara sauce, plus more to taste
• kosher salt, to taste
• fresh cracked black pepper, to taste
• 1 pound penne, macaroni, or rotini pasta, cooked to package instructions.
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
• Parsley, optional, minced, for garnish
• basil, optional, minced, for garnish