Serves: 4
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1 cup onions finely chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil
1/2 cup green bell peppers chopped
1 clove garlic minced
1 15-ounce can tomato sauce with tomato bits
1/2 teaspoon basil dried basil leaves, crushed
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon thyme dried, crushed
1 1/4 cups cottage cheese dry curd ( 1/2 % milkfat)
1 10-ounce package spinach thawed and squeezed dry
3 ounces mozzarella cheese low-moisture part-skim, shredded ( 3/4 cup)
4 slices ham ( 3/4 oz. each) 95% fat-free smoked cooked chopped
1 egg large, lightly beaten
1/4 black pepper
8 jumbo pasta shells cooked and drained
4 teaspoons parmesan cheese grated
In a 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, sauté onion in oil for 5 minutes or until beginning to soften. Set 2 tablespoons of the onion aside.
Add green pepper and garlic to saucepan. Sauté 3 minutes longer. Stir in tomato sauce, basil, oregano and thyme. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 10 minutes. Spoon tomato sauce mixture evenly over the bottom of a shallow 1 1/2 -quart baking dish or four individual baking dishes.
Preheat oven to 350°. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, mix reserved onion, cottage cheese, spinach, mozzarella, ham, egg and pepper.
Fill each shell with a generous 1/4 cup of the spinach mixture; place on tomato sauce and sprinkle shells with Parmesan. Cover with foil without touching shells. Bake for 30 minutes or until filling is hot and sauce is bubbly.
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