Description
A comforting casserole featuring ground beef and egg noodles, topped with a creamy and tangy layer of cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 (8 ounce) package egg noodles
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 large white onion, diced
- 1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch casserole dish.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the diced onion and cook until softened, about 4 minutes.
- Add the ground beef to the skillet, cook until browned, and drain excess grease.
- Stir in the tomato sauce, white sugar, garlic salt, and salt; simmer uncovered for 15-20 minutes.
- While the sauce simmers, cook the egg noodles in lightly salted water until al dente, about 7-9 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl, blend the sour cream and softened cream cheese until smooth.
- Spread half of the cooked egg noodles in the prepared casserole dish.
- Spoon half of the sour cream mixture over the noodles, then half of the beef mixture.
- Repeat with remaining noodles, sour cream mixture, and beef mixture.
- Sprinkle shredded Cheddar over the top and bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Let the casserole rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
For lighter version, use 90/10 ground beef and swap half of the sour cream for Greek yogurt.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Casserole
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 70mg