Italian Pasta Bake

This delicious casserole is an old family favorite. Economical, tasty and easy to put together it never fails to please. Now that there are only two of us I break it down into two casseroles and freeze one for later.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 1⁄2 cups tomato sauce (I use a jarred spaghetti sauce like Prego)
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon sugar
• 1  teaspoon garlic powder
•  oregano
•  pepper
• 6  ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1  cup sour cream
• 3  green onions, with tops, chopped
• 10  ounces  egg noodles, cooked and drained
• 1 1⁄2 cups  grated parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Brown the ground beef in a skillet, stirring until crumbly; drain. Add the tomato sauce, salt, sugar, garlic powder, oregano and pepper. Simmer for 30 minutes.
2. Combine the cream cheese, sour cream and green onions in a bowl; set aside.
3. Cook the noodles according to package directions and drain.
4. Layer the noodles, sour cream mixture, tomato sauce mixture and parmesan cheese, 1/2 at a time in a greased 9X13 inch baking dish. Bake at 350*F for 20 minutes or until heated through. You can make this a day ahead if you want, it also freezes very well.