Company Casserole Recipe

  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 8 ounces noodles or spaghetti
  • 1 cup cottage cheese
  • 1 tablespoon oil or fat
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
  • 1/4 cup dairy sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/3 cup sliced green onion
  • 2 cans (8 ozs each) tomato sauce

Pan-fry the onion in the oil in a large skillet. Add beef, salt, and pepper, and cook and stir until pink color of meat disappears. Add the tomato sauce. Remove from heat.

Cook noodles according to directions on package. Drain.

Mix together cottage cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, green pepper, and green onion.

In a 3-quart casserole spread half the noodles; cover with cheese mixture; top with remaining noodles. Pour meat sauce over top. Bake in a moderate oven (350F) 30 minutes or until bubbly. Serve hot.

Yield: 8 to 10 servings.