Cottage Cheesy Beef Bake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 ounces bow tie pasta or 5 ounces farfalle pasta
• 1 1/2 cups cream-style cottage cheese
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram or 1/2 teaspoon savory, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 in large saucepan, cook noodles per package directions until just tender; drain.
• 2 while noodles are cooking, combine cottage cheese, cream cheese and egg in a small bowl.
• 3 beat until fluffy.
• 4 in skillet, brown onion and bell peppers until softened.
• 5 add ground beef and cook until meat is browned; drain off fat.
• 6 stir in tomato sauce, salt, marjoram, pepper and the cooked, drained noodles.
• 7 place half of this mixture in a greased 10x6-inch baking dish.
• 8 spread cheese mixture over meat mixture.
• 9 top with remaining meat mixture.
• 10 sprinkle top with parmesan cheese.
• 11 bake (uncovered) at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes, until heated through and bubbling at edges.