Creamy Cottage Cheese Rigatoni | Hilda's Kitchen Blog

Ingredients

• 1 pint canned or jarred tomatoes
• 1 quart pasta sauce
• 1½ cups cottage cheese
• 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil ((divided))
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 medium onion ((diced))
• 1 medium bell pepper ((diced))
• 3 cloves garlic ((minced))
• 1 Tbsp sea salt ((divided))
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1½ tsp Italian seasoning
• 1 lb rigatoni noodles
• fresh mozzarella cheese or grated cheddar ((to mix into pasta before baking))
• grated parmesan cheese
• fresh herbs for garnish