Divine Casserole

I finished editing last weekend's photos but ran into some trouble with Blogger so had to give up on my post. I'll try getting them up tonight but I've been up since 2am and am making no promises. Sooooo, I decided to post one of the boys favorite dishes. This is super tasty and is even better the second day.

Ingredients:

1 (8oz) package egg noodles (I buy the mini size for the kids)

1 lb ground beef

1 (6oz) can tomato paste

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

2 drops hot pepper sauce (I use about 6 drops)

1 pinch oregano

2 tablespoons butter

1 onion, chopped

1 (8oz) container cottage cheese

1/2 (8oz) package cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup sour cream

1/4 cup butter, melted

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add pasta and cook 8-10 minutes or until al dente.

2. In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until no longer pink, drain. Stir in tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce and oregano, set aside.

3. In a seperate skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Saute the chopped onion until translucent. In a medium bowl, combine cottage cheese, cream cheese, sour cream and sauteed onions.

4. Place 1/2 of cooked noodles in the bottom of a 2 quart casserole dish. Drizzle with 1/2 of the melted butter. Cover with cheese mixture. Spread remaining noodles over cheese mixture and drizzle with remaining butter. Cover with meat mixture.

5. Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes or until bubbly.

Enjoy!