Preheat oven: 375 degrees F.
Serves 6
8 oz. wide noodles
2 Tbsp butter
1 1/2 pound ground chuck
2 cans (8 oz each) tomato sauce
1/2 pound cream cheese
1/2 pound cottage cheese
1/4 cup sour cream
1/3 cup chopped green onion
dash fresh ground pepper
salt to taste
Cook noodles and drain.
Cook meat, drain. Add tomato sauce and remove from heat.
Combine the cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, green onion and fresh ground pepper in a bowl.
Grease a small casserole dish with butter. Place a layer of noodles across the bottom of the dish. Spread half of the cheese mixture over the noodles. (This doesn't spread easily. I have learned that small spoonfuls covering the noodles works fine.) Spread half of the meat mixture over the cheeses. Repeat the layers, ending with the meat mixture.
(Sometimes I will shred a small amount of cheddar cheese for the top.)
Bake for 30 minutes at 375 degrees.