This seems like a kind of comfort food-- it could
be because I'm recalling how often we relied
on casseroles during our busy
(and often unpredictable) dairy farming days.
be because I'm recalling how often we relied
on casseroles during our busy
(and often unpredictable) dairy farming days.
Servings 10-12
INGREDIENTS:
- 8-12 oz. egg noodles, cooked just until tender
- 1 lb. ground beef, browned and drained
- Salt according to preference
- 1 tablespoon green pepper, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 14 oz. jar or can of pizza sauce (You could make your own with the same amount of tomato sauce and oregano or Italian seasoning.)
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
DIRECTIONS:
- Brown beef with chopped onion and chopped pepper.
- Add pizza sauce. Set aside.
- While the meat is browning, cook the noodles just until tender. Set aside.
- In med. sized bowl, combine sour cream, cottage cheese and softened cream cheese. Set aside.
- Place just one-half the cooked noodles in a buttered or sprayed 9x13" baking dish.
- Cover with the cheese mixture. As shown below, I first dropped dollops of the cheesy mixture on the noodles and, after the heat of the noodles warmed up the dollops, they were easy to spread out...
- Next, add the remaining cooked noodles...
- Top with beef mixture.
- Cover top tightly with foil, and bake at 350-degrees for 40 minutes.
- Sprinkle the Mozzarella cheese on top and return to oven, uncovered, for 5-10 minutes, or until cheese is evenly melted. Like this...
Enjoy!
