Hamburger Cheese Bake

Name: Hamburger Cheese Bake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 454 grams tomato sauce; 227 grams cottage cheese; 227 grams package cream cheese, softened; 0 teaspoons minced garlic; 79 milliliters chopped green bell pepper; 79 milliliters chopped green onions; 0 teaspoons ground black pepper; 454 grams lean ground beef; 118 milliliters chopped onion; 59 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 454 grams package pasta; 1 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters sour cream; 1 teaspoon white sugar

You can never have too many American recipes, so give Hamburger Cheese Bake a try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 21g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 369 calories. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 10. It works best as a main course, and is done in roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up garlic, ground pepper, cream cheese, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the sour cream you could follow this main course with the Sour Cream Apple Pie as a dessert.

Instructions

In a large pot cook with boiling salted water cook pasta until al dente.

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Pasta

Water

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Pot

Drain.

Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat cook ground beef and chopped onions until brown. Stir in tomato sauce, sugar, salt, garlic, and pepper.

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Tomato Sauce

Ground Beef

Garlic

Onion

Pepper

Sugar

Salt

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat.

In a large bowl combine the cottage cheese, sour cream, softened cream cheese, green onion, and green bell pepper.

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Green Pepper

Cottage Cheese

Cream Cheese

Green Onions

Sour Cream

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Bowl

To assemble, in a greased 11x7x1 1/2 inch baking dish spread half of the cooked and drained pasta. Top with half of the meat mixture. Cover with cheese mixture and remaining noodles and meat sauce.

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Pasta

Cheese