Use cottage cheese with pineapples for the kugel or add...

Use cottage cheese with pineapples for the kugel or add chopped fruit to the mixture for this sweet noodle kugel baked in muffin cups. Credit: Marge Perry

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6 ounces medium egg noodles

3/4 cup part-skim ricotta cheese

6 ounces Neufchâtel (reduced- fat cream cheese)

3/4 cup 1-percent cottage cheese

3 eggs, lightly beaten

1/3 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/3 cup raisins

Makes 12 servings

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3 large eggs

3 cups nonfat milk

3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided

1 teaspoon vanilla

16 ounces challah, torn into 2-inch pieces

6 prunes, chopped into 1 / 2-inch pieces

Makes 8 servings

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1 tablespoon olive oil

2 cups chopped onion

3 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 teaspoon dried basil

1 large red bell pepper, diced into 1 / 2-inch pieces

1 (10-ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, thawed

8 large eggs

2 cups nonfat milk

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

12 ounces sourdough bread, cut into 1 / 2-inch-thick slices

4 ounces reduced-fat Cheddar, shredded

Makes 8 servings.

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