Hamburger-cheese Bake

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Okay, this is Casserole Making-101, and if you're looking for a  recipe
to prepare for dinner tonight that will taste "just the way  Mom used
to make it," follow the directions listed below and bring  your
appetite. It must have amazed you how a pound of hamburger could  be
stretched to serve eight, right? The recipe that follows is how  Mom
made it easy.  Now, let's say you like the idea of today's recipe, but
the extra 5  miles you'll have to jog, swim, or roller blade after
partaking of  this feast doesn't enthuse you? Then substitute ground
turkey for the  hamburger, and use low-fat cottage cheese, cream
cheese, and sour  cream, and get cooking . . . because this is the
one-dish meal from  The Cook & Kitchen Staff's "Creative Casserole"
collection that is a  must-serve.  In a large skillet, brown the
hamburger with the onion over medium  heat setting until the meat is
lightly browned and the onion is  tender. Drain off excess fat and
return to the skillet. Stir in  tomato sauce, sugar, salt, garlic salt,
and pepper. Remove meat sauce  from heat and reserve.  Meanwhile, cook
the noodles as directed on the package, drain, and  reserve.  In a
small bowl combine cottage cheese, cream cheese, sour cream,  green
onions and green bell pepper.  Spread about half of the noodles in a
13-inch by 9-inch oven-proof  baking pan. Spread about half the meat
sauce evenly over the top of  the noodles. Cover with cheese mixture.
Add the remaining noodles and  top with the remaining meat sauce.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and  bake in a pre-heated 350-F degree
oven for about 30 minutes.  Great served with a leafy salad and garlic
bread.  Posted to dailyrecipe@recipe-a-day.com by Recipe-a-Day
<recipe-a-day@bignetwork.com> on Sep 18, 1998, converted by MM_Buster
v2.0l.

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