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     Title: Dr. Digit's Rebecca's Ground Beef Casserole
Categories: Dr. digit, Beef, Cheese, Pasta
     Yield: 6 Servings

     8 oz Noodles, medium width
     2 lb Beef, hamburger grind
     4 tb Butter
     2 ts Salt
   1/4 ts Pepper
   3/4 ts Garlic powder, make it gar-
          Licky
    24 oz Tomato sauce or add some
          Chopped tomatoes too
     2 c  Cottage cheese
          2 1/2 c  Sour cream
     2    Bunches scallions, chopped
          Shredded cheddar cheese
     2 c  Cabbage, barely cooked
     1    Ovenproof casserole large
          Enough to hold comfortably

 Preheat oven to 350 deg. Cook noodles according to directions on
 package, drain. Lightly brown meat in butter. Pour off excess fat.
 Add salt, pepper, and garlic salt. Add tomato sauce and optional
 chopped tomatoes. Simmer over medium heat for a few minutes. In a
 separate bowl, mix cottage cheese, sour cream, scallions, cabbage and
 noodles. Butter the casserole, and alternate layers, starting with
 noodles, then tomato sauce/beef mix. Finish with meat layer, sprinkle
 shredded cheddar cheese on top. Cook for 30- 45 mins until contents
 are hot and bubbly. Serve hot.

 This dish freezes well.

 from Becky Croom

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