Shelly's Weird Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground beef, cooked and drained
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper (or to taste ( knock yourself out)
• 1 fresh garlic clove, minced
• 3 lbs yellow squash, sliced (i prefer yellow) or 3 lbs zucchini (i prefer yellow)
• 1 green pepper, chopped fine
• 1 medium onion, chopped fine
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups cottage cheese
• 2 teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 place first set of ingredients (cooked and drained ground beef, salt, pepper and garlic) in bottom of 9 x 13 pan.
• 2 cook sliced yellow squash in boiling water until tender.
• 3 drain well.
• 4 mash cooked squash together with green pepper, onion and butter/margarine.
• 5 spread squash over meat layer and sprinkle with grated sharp cheddar cheese.
• 6 for third set of ingredients: beat eggs, fold in cottage cheese and parsley.
• 7 spoon over squash/cheese layer.
• 8 sprinkle with parmesan.
• 9 bake in 350 degree oven for 35 to 45 minutes.