Grandma's Hamburger Casserole (Upgraded)
Directions
- 1Drop a pound of ground beef in a hot oiled pan, break it up, and brown it.
- 2Add a diced onion to the beef.
- 3Drain the extra grease from the pan.
- 4Add a jar of marinara sauce, a little bit of salt, pepper, and garlic to the beef and onion mixture.
- 5Stir everything in and let it simmer for about 20 minutes, or until your kitchen smells delicious.
- 6While the meat mixture simmers, grab a mixing bowl.
- 7Add one cup of sour cream and one block of softened cream cheese to the mixing bowl.
- 8Add some green onions to the sour cream and cream cheese mixture.
- 9Mix all the sour cream mixture together with a mixy doodle.
- 10Grab a greased 9x13 baking dish.
- 11Get a bag of cooked egg noodles.
- 12Spread out half of your noodles in the bottom of the casserole dish.
- 13Spread half of the sour cream mixture on top of the noodles.
- 14Spread half of the meat mixture on top of the sour cream layer.
- 15Repeat the layers: noodles, sour cream, and beef.
- 16Top the casserole with shredded mozzarella cheese.
- 17Throw the whole thing in the oven at 350° for about 30 minutes.
- 18Once cooled off, sprinkle parsley on top if desired for a fancy look.
- 19Serve the casserole on a plate.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 diced onion
- 1 jar marinara
- a little bit salt
- a little bit pepper
- a little bit garlic
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 block softened cream cheese
- green onions
- 1 bag cooked egg noodles
- shredded mozzarella cheese
- parsley
Equipment
hot oiled panmixing bowlmixy doodlegreased 9x13 baking dishoven
Tips
- Sautéing the onion with the beef instead of adding it raw is an upgrade.
- Using marinara sauce instead of plain tomato sauce enhances the flavor.
- Adding green onions instead of raw onions to the sour cream mixture is a nice touch.
- Sprinkling parsley on top makes the dish look fancy.
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