Better Than Hamburger Helper!

• 2 cups Uncooked Whole Wheat Egg Noodles
• 1/2 whole Yellow Onion, Diced
• 1/2 pounds Lean Ground Beef
• 1/4 cups 1% Cottage Cheese
• 2 ounces, fluid 1/3 Less Fat Philadelphia Cream Cheese
• 1 Tablespoon Sour Cream
• 8 ounces, fluid Tomato Sauce
• 4 ounces, fluid Canned Diced Tomatoes
• 2 Tablespoons Green Onion, Diced
• 1/2 cups Green Pepper, Diced
• 1 clove Garlic, Minced
• 1 teaspoon Turmeric
• 1 dash Garlic Salt
• 1/2 teaspoons Black Pepper
• 2 Tablespoons Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese

1. Cook egg noodles according to package directions.Omit the salt.
2. In a medium skillet, add onions after spraying with cooking spray.
3. Saute about 2 minutes and add the ground beef.
4. Brown.
5. While browning, mix cottage cheese, cream cheese, and sour cream in small bowl, set aside.
6. Remove skillet from heat and add sauce, diced tomatoes, green onions, green pepper, garlic, turmeric, garlic salt, black pepper.
7. Mix well.
8. In a 1.5-qt baking dish, layer half of the noodles, meat mixture, all the cheese, the remaining noodles, meat mixture, and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
9. Bake 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees.
10. (Recipe adapted from Taste of Home Magazine.)
11. Nutritional Profile: 242 calories, Total Fat 5.6 g (2.8 g sat.
12. ), 29 g carbohydrate, 5 g Fiber, 21 g protein, 4.5 g sugar, 565 mg sodium, 390 mg potassium
13. 11 % Vitamin A 11% Calcium 11% Vitamin B6 16% Iron 36% Vitamin C

whole wheat egg noodles, yellow onion, ground beef, cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, tomato sauce, tomatoes, green onion, green pepper, clove garlic, turmeric, garlic salt, black pepper, freshly grated parmesan cheese

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/better-than-hamburger-helper/ (may not work)