Green Bean And Beef Bake

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• 1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
• 1/2 dry sherry
• 1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 s small-curd cottage cheese
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 2 cups cooked green beans
• 1/4 grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons fine, dry breadcrumbs

Directions

saute onion and garlic in butter in large skillet. Add ground beef; cook until meat is browned, stirring to crumble. Drain. Add sherry, tomato sauce, salt, pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg; set aside. Combine eggs, cottage cheese and parsley; set aside.
Layer green beans, meat mixture and cottage cheese mixture in 12x8x2-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs. Bake at 350° 40 minutes.