Sour Cream Pasta Bake

Name: Sour Cream Pasta Bake
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef; 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce; 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more, to taste; 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, plus more, to taste; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, plus more, to taste; 8 ounces egg noodles; 1/2 cup sour cream; 1 cup small curd cottage cheese; 1 1/2 cups cheese, shredded, divided into thirds; 1/4 cup green onions, diced, plus more, to taste, for serving

Beef Oven Gastro-Pub

Time: 35 minutes

Yield: 8 servings

About

Can we just take a moment to appreciate that amazing cheese-pull in the photo for this Sour Cream Pasta Bake?! Goodness, if the tender pasta-filled and hearty beef-topped bake tastes half as good as that image looks, well, you're in for a pretty delightful dinnertime. And let's just talk about the cheese again! That melty, gooey, perfectly savory yumminess blankets the top of this incredibly satisfying dish! What a dream this Sour Cream Pasta Bake is! Now go ahead and let your tastebuds take a turn at enjoying it!

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more, to taste
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, plus more, to taste
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, plus more, to taste
8 ounces egg noodles
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup small curd cottage cheese
1 1/2 cups cheese, shredded, divided into thirds
1/4 cup green onions, diced, plus more, to taste, for serving

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2 -Spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.

Step 3 -In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the beef, while crumbling, until it is no longer pink. Drain the excess grease.

Step 4 -Stir the tomato sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon of the garlic powder into the beef. Adjust the heat to low and simmer the beef mixture for 5 minutes.

Step 5 -In a large pot of boiling water, cook the egg noodles to al dente, according to the package directions. Drain the noodles.

Step 6 -In a medium bowl, combine the sour cream, the cottage cheese, 1/3 of the shredded cheese, 1/4 cup of the green onions, the salt, the pepper, the garlic powder, and the cooked noodles and stir to combine.

Step 7 -Spread 1/2 of the noodle mixture into the bottom of the prepared casserole dish.

Step 8 -Spread 1/2 of the meat mixture over the noodle mixture and sprinkle with 1/3 of the cheese.

Step 9 -Repeat the layers with the remaining noodle mixture, the remaining meat mixture, and the remaining shredded cheese.

Step 10 -Bake the casserole until the cheese has melted, about 25 minutes.

Step 11 -Sprinkle the casserole with the green onions and serve.

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