Italian Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (12 oz.) pkg. pasta shells
8 oz. cottage cheese
6 Tbsp. melted butter
2 (8 oz. each) cans tomato sauce
1 c. sliced mushrooms
1 diced green pepper
1 c. thinly sliced pepperoni
2 (6 oz. each) pkg. presliced Mozzarella cheese
1/2 lb. ground beef
dried oregano leaves
salt to taste
black pepper to taste

Preparation

Cook pasta shells as directed on package. Drain. Saute the ground beef.
Mix cottage cheese, butter and tomato sauce until well blended.
Stir in mushrooms and green pepper, blending well. Add oregano, salt and pepper.
Place layer of shells in bottom of a lightly buttered casserole dish.
Cover with layer of cottage cheese mixture. Top with half of the pepperoni.
Place 2 slices of cheese on top. Crumble 1/3 ground beef evenly over cheese. Repeat layers, ending with cheese on top ringed with pepperoni.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 45 minutes until hot and bubbly.