Grandma's Norwegian Spaghetti

Ok, so before you look at the picture and decide it doesn't look delicious, please forgive my photo taking skills, or lack thereof. It's hard to photograph a mainly white-ish food in a white bowl under fluorescent light at night, ok? So this is the best I could do…

But anyways, this is Grandma Renae's Norwegian Spaghetti recipe. Her mother came to America from Norway, and I'm not sure if this recipe came with her or if she created it in a Norwegian state of mind during a cold Michigan winter… However it came to be, it's an old family recipe that's graced our table more than once, in memory of our sweet grandma. It's warm, cheesy, ham(my?), and I can't really explain the flavor, but it's good, ok? Don't knock it until you try it.

Norwegian Spaghetti
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Serves 4-5

2 Tablespoons butter
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 cup sliced green onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
8 oz cooked spaghetti
1 cup sour cream
1 cup cottage cheese
1 can French style green beans
pepper to taste
3 cups cubed, cooked ham
1 1/2 cups shredded jack cheese

In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter. Add garlic salt, green onion, and celery; cook until tender. Add ham and cook until heated through. Remove from heat and blend in sour cream and cottage cheese. Add pepper to taste. Stir in green beans, spaghetti, and cheese. Stir until combined. Transfer mixture to a greased 9x13 baking dish and bake at 350* for 20-25 minutes, until heated through and bubbling.