Hamburger Noodle Bake

I found this recipe in a Taste of Home magazine and I was a little leery because it sounded a lot like Hamburger Helper to me and I think Hamburger Helper is gross. The picture looked really good so I decided to try it anyway. I'm glad I did because I ended up really liking it. I have a few little notes though...
First, I substituted extra wide whole wheat noodles for the egg noodles and ground turkey for the ground beef. Also, I'm really picky about textures so I used onion powder in place of all the onion in the recipe and I skipped the green pepper. So if you're picky like me, that's the way to go.

Hamburger Noodle Bake

-2 cups uncooked egg noodles
-1/2 lb. lean ground beef
-2 Tbsp. finely chopped onion
-1 can (8oz) tomato sauce
-1/4 tsp. sugar
-1/8 tsp. salt
-1/8 tsp. garlic salt
-dash pepper
-1/4 cup cottage cheese
-2 oz. cream cheese, softened
-1 Tbsp. thinly sliced green onion
-1 Tbsp. chopped green pepper
-1 Tbsp. sour cream
-2 Tbsp. grated parmesan cheese

Cook the noodles according to the package directions.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook meat and onion until meat is no longer pink; drain. Remove from heat; stir in tomato sauce, sugar, salt, garlic salt, and pepper.
In a small bowl combine the cottage cheese, cream cheese, green onion, green pepper, and sour cream.
Drain noodles; place half of the noodles in a greased 1-qt baking dish. Spoon half of the meat mixture over the top. Layer with cheese mixture and remaining noodles. Top with remaining meat mixture; sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
Cover and bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes.
Enjoy!