That Casserole

Submitted by xtine

"An easy everyday casserole that's a big hit, especially with teenage boys. For OAMC: let cool, cut into individual servings and flash freeze them. When solid pack the servings in vacuum sealed bags and stick them in the freezer. To reheat: Microwave until heated through or can be put in a casserole reheated in the oven at a low temp."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs lean ground beef
• garlic salt
• pepper
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 6 ounces thin egg noodles
• 3 ounces cream cheese
• 8 ounces sour cream
• 6 green onions, minced
• 1⁄4 cup minced green pepper
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• Pam cooking spray

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Season ground beef with garlic salt and pepper and saute until browned. Add tomato sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Cook noodles as directed on package and drain.
4. Mix together cream cheese, sour cream, green onions and green pepper.
5. Spray a casserole dish with Pam, and layer ingredients in the casserole, beginning with noodles, meat sauce, and sour cream mixture, ending with grated cheddar cheese on top.
6. cover and bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Reviews

[the5rcs]

I'll definitely double the cream mixture next time and cook the noodles only to al dente.

 

[JeriBinNC]

We liked this very much. I used whole wheat rotini and fat-free cream cheese and sour cream, and only a handful of cheddar on top. I didn't read the directions (oops!), so I sauted the onion and bell pepper with the ground beef instead of mixing them with the sour cream & cream cheese, but it came out just fine anyway. I thought the end result tasted a lot like lasagna, but much healthier! Next time I might try adding some spinach leaves. Thanks for posting!

 

[Harperlou]

Really good, I added a little onion and green bell pepper when i was browning the meet and left out the green onion and bell pepper in the cream mixture. It was really good the next day too!

 

[Queen Dragon Mom]

I am amazed, truly amazed. Not only did I love this but my casserole haters loved it as well. Next time I make it (and I will make it again) I plan on doubling the sour cream/cream cheese mixture. I didn't have any green peppers so used diced green chilis and it was still wonderful. Thank you for posting this! Can't wait to try the little bit that is leftover for breakfast. Yum!

 

[Charlotte J]

This was really good! I had my doubts about it as I was making it. I thought Cream cheese and tomato sauce? But the flavor of the cheese mixture and tomato sauce worked very well. I used 2 cloves of garlic and the tops of the onion as well. As this was baking the sauce colored the noodle layer which was fun to see as you dished this out. I will be making this again. Made for *PAC Fall 2007* game