Cottagebeefandpasta Recipes

COTTAGE BEEF AND PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the onion in oil, in a frying pan, on low heat for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Set aside.
• Add the ground beef to the pan, and cook, breaking it up often until the meat is no longer pink. Add the cooked onions back to the pan with the celery, bay leaf and dried herbs, tomatoes, salt, pepper, and pepper flakes, and beef stock. Cover and simmer gently for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally until thickened.
• Meanwhile, Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling water until al dente. Drain and add salt to taste.
• When the meat is cooked, remove the bay leaf and stir in the parsley. Mix the pasta with the meat then turn into a baking dish.
• Beat the eggs with the cottage cheese (or yogurt or crème fraiche) and grated cheese. Pour over the meat/pasta mixture.
• Bake at 375F for about 30 minutes until the top has browned and the sauce is bubbly.

COTTAGE CHEESY BEEF BAKE

Steps:

• In large saucepan, cook noodles per package directions until just tender; drain.
• While noodles are cooking, combine cottage cheese, cream cheese and egg in a small bowl.
• Beat until fluffy.
• In skillet, brown onion and bell peppers until softened.
• Add ground beef and cook until meat is browned; drain off fat.
• Stir in tomato sauce, salt, marjoram, pepper and the cooked, drained noodles.
• Place half of this mixture in a greased 10x6-inch baking dish.
• Spread cheese mixture over meat mixture.
• Top with remaining meat mixture.
• Sprinkle top with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake (uncovered) at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes, until heated through and bubbling at edges.