Jackie Apgar's Company Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 ounces egg noodles
• 16 ounces ground beef
• 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
• 16 ounces tomato sauce
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/3 cup scallion, finely chopped (green onions)
• 1 tablespoon green pepper, finely chopped (or celery)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 2 dashes tabasco sauce (or other "hot" sauce)
• 4 teaspoons water
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 -2 cup cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 boil the noodles as directed on the package.
• 2 in a bowl, combine the tomato sauce, water, tabasco sauce, worcestershire sauce, salt and sugar.
• 3 brown the ground beef in olive oil and drain.
• 4 add the tomato sauce mixture to the ground beef.
• 5 in a separate bowl, mix the cream cheese and the remaining ingredients.
• 6 in a greased 9x13" casserole pan (cake pan), spread 1/2 of the noodles.
• 7 add all of the cream cheese mixture.
• 8 add the remaining noodles.
• 9 add the ground beef / tomato sauce mixture.
• 10 bake for 20-30 minutes.
• 11 top with cheddar cheese.