Found this recipe in a community cookbook from 1978. The cookbook was a fund raiser for The City Mission / New Life Center in Erie, PA. Now, you know the type of recipes that go into community cookbooks, right? The ones that people are proud of, that they always take to potlucks, that the family begs for over and over.

These recipes are the ones cooks brag about! That’s why I love community cookbooks. Nothing fancy or exotic, just good home cooking!

Cheesy Beef Bake (Wonderful for Potluck)

1 ½ lb. Hamburger
¾ c. chopped onion
3 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
1 ½ tsp. Sugar
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp. Pepper
6 c. uncooked medium noodles
1 ½ c. cottage cheese
12 oz cream cheese, softened
½ c. sour cream
½ c. green onion
1/3 c. green pepper
1/3 c. Parmesan cheese

Brown meat and onion. Stir in tomato sauce, salt, sugar, garlic and pepper. Cook noodles. Spread half the noodles in a 9×13 inch pan. Top with have the meat mixture. Cover noodles with cheese mixture. Add remaining noodles and meat sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes
Carrie Child

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