Recipe

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• 3 cups uncooked ziti pasta
• 1/2 lb italian sausage
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp salt, divided
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated and divided
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2 cups small curd cottage cheese
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 1 tbsp minced fresh parsley
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• paprika

• 1 Cook pasta according to package instructions.
• 2 Drain, place in medium bowl.
• 3 In a skillet, cook sausage over medium until no longer pink, drain.
• 4 Cut into 1/2 in.
• 5 slices.
• 6 In a saucepan, melt butter.
• 7 Stir in the flour, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper until smooth; gradually add milk.
• 8 Bring mixture to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes, until thickened.
• 9 Remove from heat, stir in 1/4 cup Parmesean cheese.
• 10 Pour over pasta, toss to coat.
• 11 In a bowl, combine the egg, cottage cheese, parsley, and remaining Parmesean, salt and pepper.
• 12 Spoon half of the pasta mixture into a greased 2-1/2 quart baking dish.
• 13 Top with cottage cheese mixture, add sausage to the remaining pasta mixture then spoon over the top.
• 14 Sprinkle with Parmesean cheese and paprika.
• 15 Bake, uncovered, for 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees.