Beef and Noodle Casserole Recipe

Ingredients

• Egg noodles

  Dry, enriched

  8 oz or 227g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Ground beef

  80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw

  1 lb or 453g

• Garlic Salt

  McCormick

  ¼ tsp or 1g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Tomato sauce

  No salt added

  2 cup or 490g

• Sour cream

  Reduced fat, cultured

  ¾ cup or 182g

• Cottage cheese

  Lowfat, 1% milkfat

  1 cup or 226g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  ½ cup, chopped or 50g

• Cheddar cheese

  1 cup, shredded or 113g

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Cook the egg noodles according to package instructions. Rinse with cold water and drain.
3. In a pan, heat olive oil over medium heat and brown the ground beef with garlic salt, salt, and pepper. Drain excess grease.
4. Add tomato sauce to the beef and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.
5. In a bowl, mix sour cream, cottage cheese, and scallions. Combine with the meat mixture.
6. Place noodles and meat mixture in a greased 9x13-inch baking pan. Top with shredded cheese.
7. Bake for 20-25 minutes and serve.