Long Time Coming

I had to stay home today because my foot got in the way of a falling glass from my freezer yesterday.  It hit my foot so hard...it shattered on my foot and sliced me up through my shoe.  What kind of freaky thing was that to happen on a quiet Sunday morning??  Very annoying.  I probably should have gone to the ER and received a stitch or two....but hey...I'm a nurse.  I can take care of this myself.  Anyway....in my (oh my God....I'm so bored) free time with my foot iced and elevated today, I decided to get caught up on some bloggers I follow.  Then it occurred to me..."oh yeah...I have a blog!!"  Oops.  It's been a really long time since I've even looked at it.  I reread all of my posts and then remembered how much I enjoyed it.  So what the heck...here's one.

I made this for dinner tonight.  I made it because it was easy....and I needed something I could cook that wouldn't make me run around on my foot too much.  It's such a good recipe and it's not mine.  It's Pioneer Woman's.  I'm not ashamed.  I love her recipes.  It's how I grew up eating.  Reminds me of my mom...and I highly recommend it.  One word of advice however...go easy on the green onions.  I usually only put in about a 1/4 cup.   Oh...and double the cheese.  :-)

Ingredients

• 1-1/4 pound Ground Chuck
• 1 can 15-ounces Tomato Sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• Freshly Ground Black Pepper
• 8 ounces, weight Egg Noodles
• 1/2 cup Sour Cream
• 1-1/4 cup Small Curd Cottage Cheese
• 1/2 cup Sliced Green Onions (less To Taste)
• 1 cup Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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

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

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

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