Elegant Tomato-Beef Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb wide egg noodles
1/4 cup butter
3/4 cup onion, chopped
1 cup green pepper, chopped
3 lbs lean ground sirloin
8 ounces cream cheese
1 pint sour cream
1 pint cottage cheese
12 ounces tomato sauce
8 ounces tomato paste

Preparation

Cook egg noodles according to package directions, drain.
Saute onion and green pepper in butter, set aside.
Brown ground beef, drain if nesessary.
Add onion and green pepper mix to beef, set aside.
Cream together cream cheese and sour cream, add cottage cheese, mix well.
Mix cheese mix into noodles, mix well.
Mix tomato sauce and tomato paste, set aside.
Butter a 4-quart casserole.
Pour noodle mix into casserole.
Spread beef mix over noodles.
Spread tomato mix over beef mix.
Bake at 350 degree for 1 hour.