Sour Cream Noodle Bake

So this is my first Pioneer Woman recipe to try... and of course I changed it, as I do all recipes I try. Except the important ones like desserts. 

I made this twice and wasn't totally happy with it each time. My issue was the recipe I was going by didn't tell how much of anything (or I just didn't read very well).

The ingredients are ... 

1 Lb of ground beef (I used turkey)

these are little cans of tomato sauce... you could also use one big can 

16 ounces of cottage cheese and sour cream

one bag of yolk free noodles

extra sharp cheddar shredded (shred it yourself, it's better)

First thing you do is brown your meat of choice and then add the tomato sauce and sprinkle in some salt and pepper.

 While the meat is browning have the noodles boiling. You are going to mix the cream cheese and cottage cheese in a separate bowl and then mix the noodles in with it and add a little pepper.

In a casserole dish you put in your noodle mixture and then top it with your meat/tomato mixture.

Then put shredded cheese on top and put it in the over on 350 for 20 minutes.

The first time I thought there was too many noodles, the ratio needed to be more even.

The second time I needed more meat, so maybe 1 bag of noodles and 2 lbs of meat is the trick...

Either way even though I wasn't happy with it, it's still yummy and gets devoured quickly.