Company Casserole

Good 1 dish meal for potlucks--very versatile--you can use your imagination and add many other ingredients to make it different. I often add mushrooms and do with bread crumbs.

• Ready In: 1 hr 45 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 8  ounces  egg noodles
• 1  lb ground beef
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1⁄4 cup sour cream
• 1  cup small curd cottage cheese
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped green onion
• 2  tablespoons  chopped green peppers
• 2  tablespoons  melted butter

Directions

1. Cook noodles; drain and set aside.
2. Brown meat; drain.
3. Add tomato sauce to beef; remove from heat.
4. In a separate bowl, mix cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, onions and peppers.
5. Butter a casserole dish and spread 1/2 the noodles in the bottom.
6. Cover noodles with 1/2 the cheese mixture, then 1/2 the meat mixture, then 1 more layer of noodles, then cheese mixture and then meat mixture.
7. Pour 2 tablespoons butter over top; press down slightly.
8. Bake at 375° for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minute.
9. If drier casserole is desired, cook 15 minutes longer.