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.

CHEESY LAYERED GROUND BEEF AND PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a large lasagna dish.
• Cook the pasta until only firm-tender; drain (it does not have to measure exactly 4 cups cooked, careful not to overcook the pasta as it will cook more in the oven) drain and transfer to a bowl, toss with a couple tablespoons oil to prevent sticking; set aside.
• In a skillet, cook ground beef, onion, jalapenos (if using) mushrooms and minced garlic until meat is brown and cooked stir in 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, tomato sauce salt and pepper, stir until heated through (you can the sauce for up to 45 minutes on low heat).
• Spread 1/2 meat sauce on bottom of pan.
• Spread 1/2 noodles on top of sauce.
• Top noodles with 1 cup mozza cheese.
• Mix 1 cup cottage cheese with 1/2 cup sour cream and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Spread over mozzeralla cheese.
• Top with remaining tomato sauce, noodles,and remaining mozza cheese.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Bake, covered for 20 mins, uncover casserole (at this point you can sprinkle with grated mozzeralla or cheddar cheese if desired).
• Return to oven to bake for another 10-15 mins, or until 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.