Ground Beef and Noodles Bake

5 from 2 votes

Ground Beef and Noodles Bake has everything kids love - hamburger and egg noodles in a creamy sauce. This easy recipe makes a huge casserole making it the perfect family-friendly dinner recipe.

Prep Time20

Cook Time35

Total Time55

Course: Casserole, Entree, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Beef Noodle Bake, beef noodle casserole, beef noodle casserole with cream cheese, beef noodle casserole with sour cream, Ground Beef and Noodles Bake, ground beef casserole, Hamburger Noodles Casserole

Servings: people

Calories: 440kcal

Author: Barbara

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 small onion, diced
16 ounces tomato sauce
1 cup sour cream
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
7 cups wide egg noodles
1-2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

Cook wide egg noodles in water and drain. Cook 1-2 minutes less than package instructions.
Preheat oven to 350 degress F. Spray a 13 x 9 inch baking dish with non stick cooking spray.
In a large skillet, brown ground beef and onions; drain excess grease if needed.
To the skillet add tomato sauce, sour cream, softened cream cheese, sugar, and garlic salt and stir until combined.
In the prepared baking dish, layer 1/2 noodles topped with 1/2 beef sauce. Repeat.
Cover with foil, and bake for 30 minutes.
Turn off oven. Remove foil; sprinkle with shredded cheese. Return to oven for another 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

Notes

Don't overcook the egg noodles because they will continue to cook in the oven. I recommend cooking them a minute or two less than the package instructions. Drain well.
Be sure the cream cheese is softened so that it blends into the sauce. To soften cream cheese quickly, add the foil package of cream cheese to a saucepan and cover with water. Turn the stove-top onto the lowest setting, and cover the saucepan with a lid. The heat will quickly soften the cream cheese inside the foil packet.
Always be sure to season ground beef with salt and pepper to taste when browning. Do this for every recipe you make.
Try to spread the meat sauce all the way to the edges to cover the egg noodles. If not, the edge noodles can get a little hard during baking.
Cover this beef noodle casserole for the first 30 minutes; remove the foil, turn off the oven and return the casserole to the oven until the cheese is melted.
Any type of shredded cheddar is perfect. Love a cheesier hamburger noodle casserole? Add more!
Looking for more ground beef recipes? Try our Cheeseburger Quiche and Frisco Hamburger Helper.

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