Hamburger Party Casserole

3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 pound chopped round steak
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon basil
2 8-oz. cans tomato sauce
1 8-oz. package wide noodles, cooked and drained
1/2 pint creamy cottage cheese
8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 cup dairy sour cream
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
1/3 cup chopped onions or chives
1/3 cup chopped green pepper

Oven: 350 degrees

In a heavy skillet, melt one tablespoon of butter over low heat. Add the meat and cook until redness disappears, about five minutes. Mix in seasonings and tomato sauce. Remove from heat and set aside.

In a bowl, combine the cooked noodles, cottage cheese, cream cheese, sour cream and poppy seed. In a saucepan, cook the onions and green pepper in the remaining two tablespoons of butter until soft, about five minutes. Add to the noodle mixture, blending thoroughly.

Arrange noodle mixture in the bottom of a buttered 2-quart casserole. Spread the meat mixture over noodles. Bake until brown on top, about twenty minutes. Garnish with green pepper and pimiento if desired. Serves six.

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