Miss Hulling's Sour Cream Noodle Bake

Source: Miss Hulling's Restaurant - St. Louis, Missouri

1 (8 ounce) package medium-wide egg noodles
Boiling salted water
1 pound ground beef
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 cup sour cream
1 cup cream-style small curd cottage cheese
1 cup green onion, chopped
1 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded

Cook noodles in boiling salted water about 8 minutes. Rinse in cold water; drain.

Brown beef; pour off excess grease. Add salt, pepper, garlic salt and tomato sauce. Simmer 5 minutes.

Combine cottage cheese, sour cream, green onion and cooked noodles.

Alternate layers of noodle mixture and meat mixture in a greased 2-quart casserole dish, beginning with noodles and ending with meat. Top with Cheddar cheese. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and lightly browned.