Company Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups egg noodles (1/2 lb)
• 1 lb lean ground chuck
• 1/2 lb cottage cheese (1 cup)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/3 cup onion, minced
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon butter (for cooking beef, if desired, i leave it out)
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• garlic salt
• ground pepper
• basil
• oregano
• italian seasoning
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook noodles according to package directions, drain. saute beef in 1 tsp butter until browned season as desired (garlic salt, pepper). stir in tomato sauce and remove from heat. add seasonings as desired.
• 2 combine the rest of the ingredients except noodles in a separate bowl. mix well. in a 2 quart casserole spread 1/2 of the noodles; cover with cheese mixture, then the rest of the noodles. pour the meat-tomato mixture over the top. sprinkle with parmesan cheese and bake for 45 minutes at 375. this freezes well.