Sour Cream Noodle Bake

Ingredients:

1¼ lb. ground beef
1 can (15 oz.) tomato sauce
½ t. salt
ground black pepper
8 oz. egg noodles
½ c. sour cream
1¼ c. small curd cottage cheese
½ c. sliced green onions
1 c. grated sharp cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Brown ground beef in a large skillet.  Drain fat.
3. Add tomato sauce, salt, and pepper.
4. Stir, then simmer while you prepare the other ingredients.
5. Cook egg noodles until al dente.  Drain and set aside.
6. In a medium bowl, combine sour cream and cottage cheese.
7. Add ground black pepper.
8. Add to noodles and stir.
9. Add green onions and stir.
10. To assemble, add half of the noodles to a baking dish.
11. Top with half of the meat mixture.
12. Sprinkle with half of the grated cheddar.
13. Repeat with noodles, meat, then a final layer of cheese.
14. Bake for 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.