Pizza Rice Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 c. rice or 2 c. leftover rice
3/4 lb. ground beef
1 onion
2 c. tomato sauce
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
dash of pepper
1/3 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. parsley flakes
1 1/2 c. cottage cheese
1/2 c. shredded cheese

Preparation

Cook rice; brown in skillet.
Ground beef and onion.
Add tomato sauce, garlic salt, sugar, salt, pepper, oregano and parsley flakes.
Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
Combine cottage cheese and cooked rice.
Put 1/3 of rice mixture in a buttered 2-quart casserole.
Top with 1/3 of meat-tomato sauce.
Continue to alternate layers, ending with tomato sauce.
Sprinkle with shredded cheese.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Serves 6.