Description
A hearty layered casserole with seasoned ground beef, tender egg noodles, and a rich cream cheese mixture, all topped with melted cheddar and mozzarella.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 8 ounces wide egg noodles
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
- 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish. Cook noodles until al dente, drain, and toss with butter.
- 2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Cook onion until softened, add garlic and cook 30 seconds.
- 3. Add ground beef and cook until browned. Drain fat if needed.
- 4. Stir in tomato paste, cook 1 minute. Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, and paprika. Simmer 8-10 minutes.
- 5. Mix cream cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese, green onions, remaining salt and pepper until smooth.
- 6. Layer half the noodles in baking dish, top with half the beef mixture, then all the cream cheese mixture.
- 7. Add remaining noodles, remaining beef mixture, then 1 cup cheddar and all mozzarella.
- 8. Cover with foil and bake 35 minutes. Remove foil, add remaining cheddar, bake 10-15 minutes more.
- 9. Let rest 10-15 minutes before serving.
Notes
Can be assembled ahead and refrigerated overnight. Add 10-15 minutes to baking time if cooking from cold.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 485
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 820mg
- Fat: 28g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 28g