Sour Cream Noodle Bake

When we came home from church today, I whipped this up in 35 minutes. It's super tasty and makes great leftovers for lunch the next day. I am a  Ree Drummond ( The Pioneer Woman) fan. I DVR all of her episodes on Food Network and have one of her cookbooks. This is one recipe I have to give her credit for. It's delicious!

Sour Cream Noodle Bake

Ingredients
1 1/4 pounds ground chuck
One 15-ounce can tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
8 ounces egg noodles
1/2 cup sour cream
1 1/4 cups small curd cottage cheese
Pinch red pepper flakes
1/2 cup sliced green onions (less to taste)
1 cup grated sharp Cheddar


Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Brown the ground chuck in a large skillet. Drain the fat, and then add the tomato sauce, 1/2 teaspoon salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Stir, and then simmer while you prepare the other ingredients.

Cook the egg noodles until al dente. Drain and set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine the sour cream and cottage cheese. Add plenty of freshly ground black pepper and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Add to the noodles and stir. Add the green onions and stir.

To assemble, add half of the noodles to a baking dish. Top with half the meat mixture, and then sprinkle on half the grated Cheddar. Repeat with noodles, meat and then a final layer of cheese. Bake until all the cheese is melted, about 20 minutes.

Serve with crusty French bread.