Sour Cream And Ground Beef Layered Casserole

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 -2 tablespoon fresh minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (adjust to taste) (optional)
• 2 -3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese (or more or less if desired)
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• salt & freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream
• 1 large green onion, finely chopped (can use 2 onions)
• 3 cups cooked fine egg noodles
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (or more if desired)
• 1/8 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• 3 in a large skillet, cook the ground beef with onion, garlic and chili flakes (if using) over medium heat until meat is browned and no longer pink; drain fat then stir in the parmesan cheese.
• 4 add tomato sauce and sugar; bring mixture to a boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes stirring occasionally (season with salt and pepper about halfway through of cooking time).
• 5 transfer meat mixture to a greased baking dish; set aside.
• 6 in a bowl beat cream cheese and sour cream at low speed until smooth.
• 7 add in green onions then stir to combine.
• 8 spread the cream cheese mixture over the ground beef in the dish.
• 9 top with cooked noodles, then sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese over the noodles.
• 10 sprinkle with paprika.
• 11 bake for 25-30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.