Creamed Macaroni Meat Bake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. lean ground meat
salt and pepper
1/3 c. chopped green pepper
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 (8 oz.) container sour cream
1 c. (small curd) cottage cheese
1 egg, beaten
1 c. uncooked macaroni or 2 c. cooked macaroni
1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Brown meat and drain.
Add salt, pepper and garlic.
Stir in tomato sauce.
Cover and simmer 10 minutes. In a bowl combine sour cream, cottage cheese and egg.
Mix. Stir in cooked macaroni.
In a 2-quart baking dish, layer half of macaroni mixture, then half of meat mixture.
Repeat.
Bake 30 minutes or until hot.
Sprinkle with cheese and bake until cheese melts, about 5 minutes.