Recipe: Frankfurter-Cheese Casserole

FRANKFURTER-CHEESE CASSEROLE

3/4 cup macaroni
6 frankfurters, divided
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/3 cup chopped green pepper
2 Tablespoons butter
3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups cream-style cottage cheese (12 ounces)

Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain well.

Thinly slice four of the frankfurters; set aside.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cook onion and green pepper in butter till tender but not brown.

Blend in flour, Worcestershire, mustard, 1/4 teaspoon salt and dash pepper. Add milk all at once. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.

Stir in the sliced franks, cooked macaroni and cottage cheese; mix well. Turn into a 1 1/2 qt casserole that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.

Bake, uncovered for 20 minutes, stirring once.

Cut remaining 2 franks diagonally into thirds; arrange atop casserole.

Bake till heated through, 15 minutes more.

Makes 6 servings