# Poor Mans Casserole

This dish is a hearty casserole made with ground beef, egg noodles, tomato sauce, and a creamy cheese mixture, topped with shredded cheese and baked to perfection.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- ground beef
- spice blend
- Tony Chachere's Creole seasoning
- onions
- garlic
- can Italian tomato sauce
- water
- salt
- egg noodles
- cream cheese
- sour cream
- colby cheese

## Instructions

1. Brown the ground beef.
2. Mash up the ground beef.
3. Add the spice blend and Tony Chachere's Creole seasoning.
4. Add onions and garlic.
5. Add a can of tomato sauce.
6. Add water to the empty tomato sauce can, swish it, and add it to the mixture.
7. Salt boiling water and add egg noodles to cook.
8. Soften the cream cheese in the microwave for 10-15 seconds if it's not already soft.
9. Add sour cream and a little bit of Tony Chachere's Creole seasoning to the cream cheese and whisk.
10. Add the cooked egg noodles to the cream cheese mixture and toss together.
11. Place a big scoop of the ground beef mixture at the bottom of the baking pan.
12. Add half of the noodle mixture, then some shredded cheese.
13. Add more meat sauce, then add the remaining noodle mixture and more cheese.
14. Put the casserole in the oven.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8rrawg3/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/32ecdb16-0bd1-466d-8d3f-8068bbe50d4c
- Extracted: 2025-06-17

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