Noodle casserole in sour cream sauce

Votes: 3

Time: 30 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 8

This wonderful casserole has everything you need to please your whole family: springy egg noodles in a sour cream sauce, ground beef in a tomato sauce, and lots of melty cheese. The sour cream sauce contains cottage cheese, but even if you don't like cottage cheese, don't worry: you won't taste it. It just adds a little extra cheesiness to the casserole. Once you have the noodles, meat sauce, and grated sharp cheddar ready, simply layer everything in alternating layers in a baking dish and bake. You can make a large batch and freeze some before baking, following the instructions at the end of the recipe.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

0.6 kg ground beef
1 can (425 g) of tomato sauce
0.5 tsp salt
220 g egg noodles
0.5 cup sour cream
1 and 1/4 cups fine-grained cottage cheese
A pinch of red pepper flakes
0.5 cup chopped green onions (or to taste)
1 cup grated sharp cheddar
French bread with crust, for serving

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Preheat oven to 175°C.
Brown the ground beef in a large skillet. Drain the fat, then add the tomato sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Stir and simmer over low heat while you prepare the remaining ingredients.

Cook the egg noodles until al dente. Drain and set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine the sour cream and cottage cheese. Add plenty of freshly ground black pepper and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Stir the sour cream mixture into the noodles. Add the green onions and toss to combine.
To assemble, place half the noodles in a baking dish. Top with half the meat sauce, then sprinkle with half the grated cheddar. Repeat with the noodles, meat, and final layer of cheese.
Bake until all the cheese is melted, about 20 minutes.

Serve with French bread.

For freezing:

Assemble the noodle casserole in sour cream sauce in a disposable aluminum baking dish and cover tightly with a lid or heavy-duty foil. Seal the edges to prevent frostbite and place in the freezer.

For baking frozen noodles:

Place the defrosted pan in the oven at 190°C (375°F) and bake, covered with foil, for 45 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until the casserole is golden brown, about 20 minutes more.