Perogie Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 pound bacon sliced
• 4 cups curd cottage cheese 
• 2  eggs 
• 12  lasagna noodles 
• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 2  onions chopped
• 5 pounds potatoes 
• 7 servings salt and pepper to taste
• 4 cups cheddar cheese shredded

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• pot
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
3. Add lasagna and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
4. Roast potatoes in oven for about 1 hour. Split potatoes and scoop out middle; discard skins.
5. Mix Cheddar cheese into potatoes. In a bowl, blend together cottage cheese, eggs, salt and pepper; set aside.
6. Layer lasagna noodles in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
7. Spread cottage cheese mixture over noodles.
8. Layer noodles again and spread potato and cheese mixture to cover noodles. Smooth top.
9. In a skillet, fry bacon until half way cooked.
10. Spread over top of casserole.
11. Sprinkle onions on top. Dot casserole with margarine.
12. Lower oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for 45 minutes.