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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Hamburger Noodle Casserole


Found this on another blog I've been following. Decided to make it tonight since it seemed pretty easy, and would make good leftovers for when H got home from his part time job.

Ingredients
5 cups uncooked egg noodles (used a 16oz bag)
1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef (only used a pound, didn't read the directions right :)
2 garlic cloves, minced (used garlic powder, approx 2 tsp.)
3 cans (8 ounces each) tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese
1 cup reduced-fat ricotta cheese (used whole 15 oz pkg)
1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream (used rest of tub, about 2/3 cup)
3 green onions, thinly sliced, divided
2/3 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese (used cheddar and mozzarella, about 1 1/2 cups total)

Preparation
  • Cook noodles according to package directions.
  • Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook beef and garlic until meat is no longer pink; drain.
  • Stir in the tomato sauce, sugar, salt and pepper; heat through.
  • Drain noodles; stir into beef mixture.
  • In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, ricotta cheese and sour cream until blended. Stir in half of the onions. (didn't see the step to add onions, so I didn't. Oops)
  • Spoon half of the noodle mixture into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with cheese mixture and remaining noodle mixture.
  • Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes.
  • Uncover; sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
  • Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until heated through and cheese is melted.
  • Sprinkle with remaining onions.
Next time- Use the correct amount of hamburger. Use less ricotta, it ended up fine, but less would have been better. Maybe even mix everything together, instead of doing the cheese middle layer, like lasagna.

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