Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 2 cups sour cream, (a 16-ounce container)
2 cups small-curd cottage cheese, (a 16-ounce container)
¼ cup finely chopped onion
2 Tbsp. minced fresh parsley
1 (7 to 8 oz.) package medium egg noodles
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
2 lbs. lean ground beef
1 (6-oz.) can tomato paste
1 small jar pizza sauce, about 14 ounces
1 Tbsp. minced fresh basil, or 1 teaspoon dried
1 Tbsp. minced fresh oregano, or 1 teaspoon dried
1 tsp. salt
½ tsp. coarsely ground black pepper
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Directions: |
Directions:1. Preheat oven to 325ºF. in a small mixing bowl, combine sour cream, cottage cheese, onion, and parsley; set aside. In a large saucepan, cooked in noodles according to package directions, drain and set aside.
2. heat oil in a large sauté pan, over medium heat, and add ground beef, stirring now and then until the meat is no longer pink. Drain off all of the liquid, and discard. Stir in the tomato paste, pizza sauce, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Simmer for about 5 minutes.
3. Grease a 9 x 13-inch pan M begin layering as follows: 1/3 of meat sauce, 1/2 of the noodles, and 1/2 of the sour cream mixture. Repeat these layers ending with the meat sauce.
4. Bake covered for about an hour or until the casserole is bubbly. If you would like, remove the cover for the last 20 minutes of baking to crunch out the topping a bit. Allow to stand 15 minutes, then serve. |
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Notes: This Casserole is an Amish family favorite ground beef casserole recipe from the recipe box of Amish cooks. The noodle and beef bake comfort food at its finest. With ingredients like sour cream, cottage cheese, ground beef, pizza sauce, and egg noodles, you simply cannot go wrong. The cheese makes it creamy end basil and oregano add flavor, making it one of the best casserole recipes around. The whole family is sure to go back for seconds, and maybe thirds.
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