grandma's ground beef casserole

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (8 ounce) package egg noodles
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 large white onion, diced
• 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese, or more to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. mix sugar, salt, garlic salt and tomato sauce into ground beef; simmer until flavors blend, about 20 minutes. remove from heat, cover skillet, and cool to room temperature.
• bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. drain and cool slightly.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• mix sour cream, cream cheese, and onion in a bowl.
• scoop half the noodles into the prepared casserole dish; top with half the sour cream mixture. spoon half the ground beef mixture atop sour cream layer. repeat layering with remaining ingredients. top casserole with cheddar cheese.
• bake in the preheated oven until cheddar cheese has browned, 25 to 30 minutes.