Sour Cream Noodle Bake
Inspired by a once popular Cafeteria in downtown St. Louis! Lean Ground Beef simmered with Onions & Tomato Sauce. Then it's layered with a Sour Cream/Cheese mixture and Egg Noodles. Topped with Cheddar Cheese and baked to perfection.
Ingredients
- 8 oz Medium-wide Egg Noodles
- 1 lb Lean Ground Beef
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
- 1/4 tsp Garlic Salt
- 8 oz Tomato Sauce
- 1 Cup Cottage Cheese
- 1 Cup Sour Cream
- 1 Cup Green Onions chopped
- 1 Cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a 2 quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
- Cook noodles in boiling, salted water about 8 minutes, or according to package directions. Drain and rinse in cold water.
- Brown beef in butter over medium heat; pour off and discard grease. Add salt, pepper, garlic salt and tomato sauce. Simmer 5 minutes.
- Combine cottage cheese, sour cream, green onions and cooked noodles.
- Alternate layers of noodle mixture and meat mixture in the prepared casserole dish – beginning with noodles and ending with meat. Top with shredded cheese.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until cheese is melted and golden brown.