Hamburger Noodle Bake

"This is almost like a lasagna. Very good!"
 
Download
photo by esteban photo by esteban
photo by esteban
photo by esteban photo by esteban
photo by esteban photo by esteban
photo by R Register photo by R Register
photo by Karen Elizabeth photo by Karen Elizabeth
Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
4
Advertisement

ingredients

Advertisement

directions

  • Brown hamburger, onions, and spices until cooked.
  • Add tomato sauce and simmer 15 minutes.
  • Mix cream cheese and sour cream.
  • In 2-quart casserole, put 1/3 noodles, 1/3 cream mix, 1/3 meat mix.
  • Repeat twice.
  • Sprinkle cheddar on top.
  • Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.

Questions & Replies

  1. What kind/type of noodles?
     
  2. Does minced onions mean dried or Diced fresh onion?
     
Advertisement

Reviews

  1. I enjoyed this. I didn't think it was too creamy by any means. Maybe because for the tomato sauce, I used a nice thick marinara sauce I had leftover. I forgot the salt, pepper, and sugar (ahem, distracted), but I didn't miss any of it with the good sauce I used. I upped the onion to 1/2 small yellow onion though. I took the lazy cook approach: added the cream cheese and sour cream to the hamburger tomato sauce, mixing it until the cream cheese smoothed out over low heat; mixed the noodles in off the heat; plopped it all into the baking pan premixed = no dealing with layers. Then I topped it off with the cheddar cheese and baked it. Perfect. Made 6 hearty servings and wonderful leftovers. Thanks for posting!
     
  2. This is great! The cafeteria at the place I work used to make what was called "Company Casserole". This is it! We really like the "tang" that the sour cream/cream cheese layer provides. I made 2 slight alterations. Whenever I make this type of recipe, we are always dissapointed that they are too dry. I added an extra 8 oz can of tomato sauce and it was perfect. Also added some Italian seasoning. This recipe goes right into the rotation because of its flavor, its ease of preparation, and most people will have all the ingredients on hand.
     
  3. This was a really good weeknight recipe. The only thing I did differently was double up on the garlic, and combined the pasta and cream cheese/sour cream mixture together before topping it with the meat and cheese.
     
  4. Made this twice. EVERYONE loved it! They all commented on its subtle sweetness BEFORE I told them about the cream cheese.
     
  5. A nice basic recipe that is easy to adjust to your families tastes. I had a pound of ground round that I used, added extra garlic, and only used 1/2 teaspoon of salt. The tomato sauce didnt have as much flavor in this dish so next time I would use spaghetti sauce. The cream cheese mixture didnt want to spread easily for me so I added the noodles to the meat and then gently stirred in the cream cheese mixture. Covered and let simmer on the stove until bubbling and heated thru. Served with garlic bread and steamed vegetables. Made and reviewed for MizzNezz's Cookathon.
     
Advertisement

Tweaks

  1. This is similar to a couple of recipes I make. I usually mix the noodles with the cream cheese and sour cream. I also add mushrooms and spinach to the hamburger and sauce mixture. It's known as Lombardi Beef or 8 Layer Casserole.
     
  2. I subbed a marinara sauce for the tomato sauce with good results. My family liked this better than I did. If I make it again I will use cottage cheese or ricotta instead of the sour cream and cream cheese mixture. The best part for me was that I had everything on hand.
     
  3. I added 1/2 c. onions, skipped the sugar, used 1 quart spagetti sauce, and 3/4 c. cottage cheese instead of the sour cream. I also added1/2 tsp basil, a pinch of oregano, and 1/2 c. zucchini. Very yummy.
     
  4. We enjoyed this a lot. I mixed the cream ccheese and sour cream into the noodles so I only had 2 layers. I think next time I am going to mix in some parmesan cheese with the cream cheese mixture. I also used spaghetti sauce instead of tomato sauce. I think we will make this again as it is so easy to make quickly.
     
  5. I made this last night and delicious. Even my picky daughter had two plates of it. I did make some changes....I didn't add any salt and it was still full of flavor. I also omitted the sugar. I used a 28 oz. size can of tomato sauce, added some oregano, garlic powder, onion powder and crushed red pepper flakes. I used gr. turkey instead of the beef. I also used light sour cream & cream cheese and the flavor still popped. Didn't have shredded cheddar cheese but I had on hand a huge chunk Velveeta Light cheese cut that in pieces and put some between each layer and on top and lip smackin' good!!
     

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

After DH and I moved away from the farm, and to the city...I haven't done as much cooking and very little canning. But I do come to Zaar and look for new recipes once in a while. I'm still cooking Zaar!! I like to play at Facebook, with my family and friends. A lot of my Zaar friends are there!! Yay! It's a good way to keep in touch. We travel more. We're looking at the European trips now. Hope to go in the springtime. I really want to see London, I think I lived there in a past life, I've been obsessed with it since I was 10 years old!!
 
View Full Profile
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Find More Recipes