Beef Noodle Casserole
"This recipe is from Dinner at the Zoo. This is what they say: This beef noodle casserole is ground beef in a rich tomato sauce, tossed with egg noodles then topped with plenty of cheese and baked to perfection. An easy comfort food dinner that's perfect for feeding a crowd. Posted for You Want What? posting game."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (312.1 g)
- Calories 616.4
- Total Fat - 26.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 10.7 g
- Cholesterol - 153.1 mg
- Sodium - 774 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 48.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.7 g
- Sugars - 6 g
- Protein - 44.5 g
- Calcium - 394.3 mg
- Iron - 6.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 12.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.8 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil; add the egg noodles and cook according to package directions.
Step 2
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Step 3
While the noodles are cooking, heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium high heat.
Step 4
Add the ground beef to the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes, breaking up the meat with a spatula.
Step 5
Add the onion and garlic to the pan and cook for an additional 5 minutes, or until onion has softened and beef is cooked through. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Step 6
Add the tomato sauce, tomatoes and Italian seasoning to the beef and stir to combine.
Step 7
Drain the noodles and add to the pan with the beef; toss to combine.
Step 8
Pour the beef and noodle mixture into a 9"x13" baking pan that's been coated in cooking spray.
Step 9
Top with cheddar cheese.
Step 10
Bake for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Tips
No special items needed.