Hearty Baked Macaroni

• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomato puree
• 1 cup water
• 2 teaspoons Italian herb seasoning
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder, divided
• 1 1/2 lbs low fat cottage cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 (8 ounce) package elbow macaroni, uncooked
• 4 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, sliced

1. Preheat oven to 350*. Lightly spray a 9 X 9 X 2 casserole with cooking spray.
2. In a small bowl, combine tomato puree, water, Italian seasoning, and 1/2 teaspoon of the garlic powder.
3. In another bowl, combine cottage cheese, onion powder, and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder.
4. Spoon 1/3 of the tomato mixture into prepared casserole dish. Place 1/2 of the macaroni, all of cottage cheese mixture, and 1/3 of tomato mixture on top.
5. Add remaining macaroni and cover with remaining tomato mixture.
6. Cover and bake for 1 hour. Uncover and top with mozzarella cheese. Bake uncovered for 5 minutes more or intil cheese is melted. Let sand for 10 minutes before serving.

vegetable oil cooking spray, tomato puree, water, italian herb seasoning, garlic, cottage cheese, onion powder, elbow macaroni, mozzarella cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hearty-baked-macaroni-168320 (may not work)