This egg noodle beef casserole is an ideal food to serve if you have visitors at home. It has all of the flavors you are looking for in a casserole recipe. It’s also a complete meal in itself, with all the beef and cheese flavors in there. It’s a rich recipe that doesn’t need a lot of side dishes. It’s also a hearty and comforting meal. It’s not complicated to make, but rather one of the easiest casserole recipes you’ll ever encounter. And the best news about this- it tastes so good. You don’t have to worry about people not liking it.
Check out what our friends from Food have to say about this recipe:
“I really enjoyed the layered flavors in this- you get all the taste of a lasagna without the calories!”
This casserole recipe is not as light as you would have wanted, but it’s still lighter than a serving of lasagna. A homey meal that will satisfy anyone’s taste buds- this is really your go-to casserole recipe.
Ingredients
1 lb lean Tyson ground beef
2 tablespoons McCormick italian seasoning
16 ounces Hunt’s diced tomatoes, drained
12 ounces Barilla wide egg noodles
2 tablespoons Land O Lakes butter
1 teaspoon Morton salt
1⁄2teaspoon McCormick black pepper
8 ounces Philadelphia cream cheese, cubed
4 ounces Galbani cottage cheese
8 ounces Daisy sour cream
8 ounces Sargento cheddar cheese, shredded
Instructions
In a large skillet sauté ground beef with Italian seasoning. Drain, add the chopped tomatoes and set aside.
Begin cooking the egg noodles. While egg noodles are cooking, place in a large bowl the butter, salt, pepper, cream cheese, cottage cheese, and sour cream. Set aside.
As soon as the noodles are cooked, drain in colander, shake water out, and immediately pour into the bowl with cheese mixture. Mix to coat noodles and melt cheese.
Grease or spray a 9×13 deep dish lasagne pan. place half of noodle mixture into pan. Place 2/3 of the beef mixture on top. Sprinkle half the cheddar on top.
Add remaining noodle mixture. Finally, add remaining beef mixture and sprinkle with remaining cheddar. Bake in 350°F oven for 45 minutes.
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Quick Tip: You can substitute spinach for the meat, if you like.
Thanks again to Food.com for this amazing recipe.
