Need a new recipe to make for dinner tomorrow night?  I say tomorrow, because this dish needs to be made twenty four hours in advance.  This is something I forgot on Monday night, but I went ahead and made it up for last night...making supper a breeze to put on the table Tuesday.  It was worth the wait!  Here are the ingredients and easy steps to make Hamburger Cheese Casserole.

1 lb. lean hamburger

1/2 t. garlic salt

1 t. salt

1 t. sugar

pepper to taste

2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce

4 oz. softened cream cheese

1 cup sour cream

2 green onions, tops and all, thinly sliced

8-10 oz. medium size noodles

2 c. grated cheese

(Serves 4-6)

This recipe can easily be doubled if you need to feed a larger crowd. 

Brown the ground beef and drain. 

Add garlic salt, salt, sugar, pepper, and tomato sauce. 

Cook until well blended, and simmer for 15 minutes.  In the meantime, we have a couple of other things to do...

Boil your noodles until still firm.  Mine cooked for 6 minutes.  Drain and set aside when they are finished.

In a separate bowl, combine green onions, sour cream, and cream cheese.  Set aside.

Once the meat sauce is finished cooking, we're ready to put our casserole together in a baking dish.  Place half of the noodles in the bottom of the casserole, then top with half the meat sauce.  Now add half of the cream cheese/sour cream mixture to the top of that.  Top with grated cheese.  Repeat those steps to make a second layer using the remaining ingredients.   

Place in the refrigerator for 24 hours. 

The next evening, bake the dish on 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until it heats all the way through. 

I'm so glad that we have leftovers.  I'm going to make myself a plate for lunch right now.  I hope you enjoyed learning about this new recipe.  Feel free to contact me if you have any questions!