Baked Sausage and Chicken Pasta

Ingredients:
250 g elbow macaroni, cooked
2 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pc medium onion, chopped
100 g ground chicken
1 pc (80 g) Italian or Hungarian sausage, coarsely chopped or diced
1 pouch (250 g) sweet style spaghetti sauce
1/4 cup chicken stock or water
1/2 cup black pitted olives, sliced
1 cup grated quickmelt cheese
1 pack (240 g) cottage cheese


Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Saute garlic and onion in olive oil. Add chicken and cook for 1minute. Add sausage. Cook for another minute.
2. Add spaghetti sauce, chicken stock, olives, 1/4 tsp iodized fine salt (or 3/4 tsp iodized rock salt). Simmer for 5 minutes. Set aside.
3. Mix cooked elbow macaroni with a third of the sauce. Place half of the macaroni mixture in a lightly greased 8" x 11" pan. Spread half of the remaining sauce and half of the cheese. Repeat procedure.
4. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes or until the cheese melts.

Makes 8 servings.


Source: Del Monte Kitchenomics