You can’t go wrong with a good beef and noodle casserole. I have been experimenting a bit lately to come up with ways to make a creamy casserole, that does not include a ‘cream of’ soup in the ingredient list. Instead of a condensed soup, this recipe gets it’s moisture from a blend of sour cream and cottage cheese which also happens to be the ‘tangy’ part of this casserole.
That bit of tang from the sour cream and cottage cheese, blends wonderfully with the tomato based beef topping. I’m quite happy with how this casserole turned out, and judging by all the clean plates, my family was pretty happy with it too.
Tangy Beef and Noodle Casserole
ingredients:
1 1/2 pound ground chuck
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper (more or less)
8 ounces egg noodles
1/2 cup sour cream
1 1/4 cup small curd cottage cheese
1/4 cup chopped chives
8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated (Please grate your own cheese. It makes a difference.)
directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Brown ground chuck in a large skillet. Drain off the fat. Add tomato sauce to the ground beef. Stir in salt and 1/4 tsp. ground pepper. Simmer while you prepare the other ingredients.
3. Cook egg noodles until al dente, according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
4. In a medium bowl, combine the sour cream and cottage cheese. Add 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper. Combine with the noodles and stir. Stir in chopped chives.
5. To assemble, place half of the noodles into a baking dish. Top with half the meat mixture then sprinkle on half of the grated cheese. Repeat. Bake for 20 minutes, or until all cheese is melted. Dig in!
Tangy Beef and Noodle Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pound ground chuck
- 1 15 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper more or less
- 8 ounces egg noodles
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 1/4 cup small curd cottage cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped chives
- 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese grated (Please grate your own cheese. It makes a difference.)
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2. Brown ground chuck in a large skillet. Drain off the fat. Add tomato sauce to the ground beef. Stir in salt and 1/4 tsp. ground pepper. Simmer while you prepare the other ingredients.
- 3. Cook egg noodles until al dente, according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
- 4. In a medium bowl, combine the sour cream and cottage cheese. Add 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper. Combine with the noodles and stir. Stir in chopped chives.
- 5. To assemble, place half of the noodles into a baking dish. Top with half the meat mixture then sprinkle on half of the grated cheese. Repeat. Bake for 20 minutes, or until all cheese is melted. Dig in!
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Looks great I would not have thought it had sour cream.
This looks really good. I really like a beef or hamburger casserole that has a good flavor and noodles. I’m not a fan of cottage cheese in anything, except by itself, but with the cheddar, it might not be too bad. Thanks for the recipe and I’m looking forward to more of them.
I don’t do beef or tuna, but this looks amazing!
This sure does look like a crowd pleaser. It would be easy to make vegetarian with Boca or Morningstar crumbles. Thank you for sharing.
This sounds so good and looks absolutely yummy. I love casseroled that are easy to make. It could be made a little different too. Use spaghetti sauce instead of tomato sauce it would be like a lasagna casserole.
Add a pack of taco seasoning to the ground chuck. Taco casserole.
This sounds good! I’d leave out the chives because I don’t like them, but otherwise good. I may have to give it a try!
looks like a keeper for this family love any casserole
My family will go nuts over having this delicious easy and cheesy beef Noodle meal. I am going to make this and it is a dish that is a classic that I can enjoy making over and over!!
this looks really good and fairly easy and quick to make. i will try it out with the family to see how it goes. i can make it when i get home from work and it will be ready for dinner time. thanks.
My wife would love this! Thanks for sharing, I’ll give it a try one night soon and let you know how it turns out!