Creamy Noodle and Ground Beef Casserole

Submitted by MarieRynr

"This is a great and very tasty casserole, very popular at potlucks and a good company dish."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 2 cups sour cream
• 2 cups small curd cottage cheese
• 1⁄4 cup minced onion
• 2 tablespoons minced parsley flakes
• 1 (8 ounce) package medium egg noodles
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 lbs lean ground round
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper

directions

1. Combine sour cream, cottage cheese, onion and parsley.
2. Set aside.
3. Cook noodles and drain.
4. Brown ground beef in oil.
5. Drain off liquid and discard.
6. Stir in tomato paste and seasonings.
7. Preheat oven to 325*F.
8. Grease a 9X13 pan.
9. Begin layering as follows: 1/3 meat sauce, 1/2 noodles, 1/2 sour cream mixture.
10. Repeat these layers, ending with meat sauce.
11. Bake, uncovered, 1 hour until golden brown and bubbly.
12. Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

Reviews

[Little Bee]

Fabulous! I followed the recipe to a T except during the last 10 minutes of baking time I sprinkled it with Parmesan cheese so it would have a nice golden topping. It turned out great! Thanks for the recipe.

 

[HEP MEP]

Yep! It's a keeper. I made it tonight, and it was the first time in a while that nobody fussed about dinner - one way or another. I didn't really change anything, except, I could only get a package of Kluski noodles (those nice Polish ones), so they probably absorbed more liquid than your basic egg noodles. It reminded me of lasagna - Thanks!

 

[Burgundy Damsel]

The taste on this was good, but the proportions seemed off. Next time I'll use more sauce ingredients and up the onions and spices to give it a little more kick. Overall it was a success, however, and one to keep.

 

[Chipfo]

This was OK, sorry, it just wasn't a big hit for me. The meat sauce was so thick that I added the same amount of water as tomato paste to make it spreadable. I also thought it tasted bland so I added a teaspoon of Italian seasoning and some garlic. I did eat it all though, I froze half of it in single serving containers and it was a good thing for those nights I didn't feel like cooking.

 

[Mole1338]

This was very good, but, I found that 2 cans of tomato paste plus the ground beef doesn't constitute a "sauce." It was very, very thick and difficult to spread. I will definitely make again, but will likely thin out the tomato paste with some water, or just substitute a jar of good spaghetti sauce. Either way, The flavors were very simple but good. I liked the fact that although the texture was like lasagna, the creamy taste was different with the sour cream. Thanks for the recipe, and I would have rated 5 stars if the sauce was thinner. No worries, though, it's still a keeper.