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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 45 minutes, Preparation Time - 40 minutes

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| 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). | 2. Combine the tomato sauce, canned tomatoes, minced onion, salt, pepper and oregano in a saucepan. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. | 3. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta shells and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain and rinse with cool water. | 4. Put a layer of cooked shells in a greased 3 quart casserole dish. After the shells, you put in the cottage cheese and spread it out to cover all the shells. Layer on the sauce, then another layer of shells, then the mozzarella cheese and more sauce. Add the last layer of shells, the parmesan, and finish with a layer of sauce. | 5. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
tomato sauce	1	can		-	-	-	-
tomato	1	can	canned	62.068999999999996	13.7631	3.2384	0.5397
onion	1		minced	28.0	6.537999999999999	0.77	0.07
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
oregano	1 1/4	teaspoons		3.3125	0.8615	0.1125	0.0535
seashell pasta	1	package		-	-	-	-
cottage cheese	1	package		-	-	-	-
mozzarella cheese	1/2	pound	shredded	734.8205	61.733999999999995	30.7536	40.5285
parmesan cheese	1/2	cup	grated	148.0	16.0	16.0	2.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.