Stroganoff Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 12 ounces wide egg noodles, cooked and drained
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream
• 1 (12 ounce) container small curd cottage cheese
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, divided

Recipe

• 1 brown beef, drain and return to skillet.
• 2 stir in onion, bell pepper, and celery.
• 3 cook covered, over med-high heat, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes or till veggies are tender.
• 4 stir in wine and next 3 ingredients.
• 5 ;set aside.
• 6 stir together sour cream, cottage cheese, and garlic salt.
• 7 add noodles, tossing to coat.
• 8 spread half the noodles in a lightly greased 13x9" baking dish.
• 9 top with half the meat mixture, 1 cup mozzarella, and 1/4 cup parmesan.
• 10 repeat with remaining noodles and meat.
• 11 freeze now if you are going to or continue to bake, covered, at 350 for 20 minutes.
• 12 sprinkle with remaining cheeses, and bake, uncovered, 10 minutes.