Noodles Rivera

From "Simply Delicious"- a cookbook of Herberger's Employee Family Recipes. Submitted by Bette Jo Serra of Virginia, Minnesota.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 5-6

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb  ground chuck
• 1  tablespoon olive oil or 1  tablespoon  cooking spray
• 1  minced garlic clove
• 1  chopped small onion
• 1 (1 1/2ounce) package  lawry's  spaghetti sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1  tablespoon  chopped parsley
• 4 (6 ounce) cans water (using the tomato paste can)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
• 8  ounces  lasagna noodles
• 8  ounces cream cheese
• 1  cup sour cream
• 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Cook beef and garlic in oil.
2. Add sauce, tomato paste, water and thyme; simmer 20-25 minutes.
3. Blend sour cream and cream cheese.
4. Add parsley and half of parmesan cheese- Mix well.
5. Cook noodles and place in 9"x13" baking dish.
6. Make layers of noodles, meat and cheese mixture.
7. Top with remaining parmesan cheese and cook uncovered for 25 minutes at 350 degrees.