Tasty Little Noodle Dish

Last night I went looking for something that everyone would eat.  I knew the men would be hungry and after a day of swimming, I knew the kids would be, too.  I plowed through recipe book after recipe book and settled on this Beefy Noodle Bake.  It was easy to make and while the recipe says that the leftovers taste even better, I will never know, because the whole thing was gone-picky Bubba even went back for seconds!

I made a few tweeks a la Allison to make it easier and I say to make it taste better, too.  I have never figured out the whole layering business when it comes to this type of recipe.  If you layer it, you end up with parts of the noodles that are dry because you missed them with the mixtures and you're unhappy.  Just mix it all together and everything is mixed with everything else and we're all happy!  It's must faster, too!  BONUS!!!

Beefy Noodle Bake

1 pound hamburger, browned with onion

1 TSP salt

1/2 TSP pepper

2 TSP sugar

1 15-oz can tomato sauce

1 cup sour cream

1 8-oz pkg. cream cheese

4 oz noodles, cooked and drained (I used wide egg noodles)

1 cup cheddar cheese

Combine hamburger, salt, pepper, sugar and tomato sauce.  Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.  Then add sour cream and cream cheese to meat mixture and melt cream cheese and mix it all together.  Add noodles to this mixture and mix well.  Grease a casserole dish and put mixture in.  Top with cheddar cheese.  Bake at 350 degrees for around 45 minutes.

It was so creamy and delish, I might have to make it again just so I can have leftovers and try them!