Cottage Cheese Casserole

• margarine↗2 tablespoons
• chopped mushroom1⁄2 cup
• chopped onion1⁄2 cup
• chopped celery1⁄2 cup
• garlic↗1 clove

  minced

• marjoram↗1⁄4 teaspoon

  crushed

• water↗4 1⁄2 cups
• tomato paste↗3⁄4 cup
• elbow macaroni↗4 cups
• salt↗2 teaspoons
• sugar↗1 teaspoon
• parsley↗1⁄4 cup

  chopped

• cottage cheese↗2 cups
• parmesan cheese1⁄3 cup

  grated

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Saute first 5 ingredients in a large skillet.

2. 2

   Stir in next 6 ingredients and simmer until macaroni is tender, about 25 minutes.

3. 3

   Mix next 3 ingredients together.

4. 4

   Put 1/2 the macaroni mixture in a greased 2-qt casserole dish.

5. 5

   Top with 1/2 the cottage cheese mixture.

6. 6

   Repeat layers.

7. 7

   Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.