Italian Casserole

• 1 (12 oz.) pkg. pasta shells
• 8 oz. cottage cheese
• 6 Tbsp. melted butter
• 2 (8 oz. each) cans tomato sauce
• 1 c. sliced mushrooms
• 1 diced green pepper
• 1 c. thinly sliced pepperoni
• 2 (6 oz. each) pkg. presliced Mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 lb. ground beef
• dried oregano leaves
• salt to taste
• black pepper to taste

1. Cook pasta shells as directed on package. Drain. Saute the ground beef.
2. Mix cottage cheese, butter and tomato sauce until well blended.
3. Stir in mushrooms and green pepper, blending well. Add oregano, salt and pepper.
4. Place layer of shells in bottom of a lightly buttered casserole dish.
5. Cover with layer of cottage cheese mixture. Top with half of the pepperoni.
6. Place 2 slices of cheese on top. Crumble 1/3 ground beef evenly over cheese. Repeat layers, ending with cheese on top ringed with pepperoni.
7. Bake at 350u0b0 for 45 minutes until hot and bubbly.

pasta shells, cottage cheese, butter, tomato sauce, mushrooms, green pepper, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, ground beef, oregano, salt, black pepper

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=824833 (may not work)