Let the fun begin

For those of you that follow my blog, I said I was trying a new recipe last night, "Sour Cream Noodle Bake"  from The Pioneer Woman Website Found here.  It was delicious and the kids even loved it, which is rare in our household these days.  I read the reviews and most said that they liked it with cream cheese instead of cottage cheese so we tried it this way.  So the recipe is as follows:

• 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 (I made the whole bag and had extra noodles for the kids)
• 1/2 cup Sour Cream
• 1-1/4 cup Small Curd Cottage Cheese  (We used 8oz. Cream Cheese Instead)
• 1/2 cup Sliced Green Onions (less To Taste)
• 1 cup

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.

And Viola,  an easy casserole bake thats great for a week night meal! 

Then tonight, as planned,  I helped finish up last minute things for the bridal shower/bachelorette party tomorrow! Us girls had a lot of fun and so did Carson! 

My plan was to take the kids along but after their first day at Miss Chris's house today, they were worn out and quite crabby.  So they stayed home with dad.  I was able to get a few cute pictures of the kids this morning! 

Tomorrow is a busy day for us as the kids will go to Grandma and Grandpa's in the morning while Daddy works and Mommy has a fun girls night!  Have a great weekend!