Instructions: Cook rice if not using leftover. Brown beef and onion. Add tomato sauce, garlic salt, sugar, salt, pepper, oregano, and parsley. Cover and simmer 15 minutes. Combine cottage cheese and rice. Put 1/3 of rice mixture in a buttered 2 quart casserole. Top with 1/3 meat mixture. Continue to alternate layers, ending with meat mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 325` for 30 minutes, or until bubbly.

Also have you tried ways to make meatloaf and meatballs more interesting, such as... putting a cube of cheese in your meatballs when making the balls, or put cubes of cheese or slices of potatoes in your meatloaf or layer the potatoes under your meatloaf. Also you can do sweet & sour meatballs over rice & Swedish meatballs over noodles. I have found lots of great recipes at my local library, they have cookbooks on any subject.

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