Beefy Cheesy Casserole

Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 2 teaspoons salt
• Black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 package egg noodles, cooked
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 6 green onions, chopped
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 cups grated Cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. Brown beef over medium heat. Drain fat.
2. Add garlic to skillet and cook until soft.
3. Add tomatoes, honey, salt, pepper, bay leaf and Tabasco. Lower the heat to simmer for 30 minutes.
4. Combine the cooked noodles with the cream cheese, green onions and sour cream.
5. Grease a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan and alternately layer noodle mixture, tomato mixture and grated cheese, ending with the cheese on top.
6. Bake covered, in a preheated 350 degrees F oven, for 30 minutes or until heated through and bubbly.

Notes

You can freeze this before or after baking.