Spaghetti Nests

Ingredients

• Pam cooking spray

  Oil, original

  1 spray , about 1/3 second or 0.3g

• Spaghetti

  Dry pasta, enriched

  8 oz or 227g

• Cheddar cheese

  2 oz 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

  4 tbsp or 20g

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 425°F. Lightly coat a standard muffin tin with cooking spray.
2. Boil the spaghetti in salted water according to package directions until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water, then drain well.
3. In a large bowl, stir together the cottage cheese and cheddar cheese. Add the drained spaghetti, olive oil, garlic salt, black pepper, turmeric, and paprika. Toss to coat, adding a splash of reserved pasta water as needed so the mixture is evenly moistened. Reserve a few spoonfuls of the cheese mixture for topping.
4. Twirl portions of spaghetti into nests and place them in the prepared muffin tin. Spoon a little of the reserved cheese mixture on top of each nest.
5. Bake until lightly browned and crisp at the edges, about 10 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes, then gently loosen and lift out the nests.
6. Serve warm, sprinkled with Parmesan.