Elegant Tomato-Beef Casserole

• 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

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

egg noodles, butter, onion, green pepper, lean ground sirloin, cream cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese, tomato sauce, tomato

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/elegant-tomato-beef-casserole-387728 (may not work)