Description
A comforting and creamy Sour Cream Noodle Bake featuring ground beef in a savory tomato sauce, layered with egg noodles, cottage cheese, sour cream, and melted Colby Jack cheese, baked to perfection for a hearty family meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Sauce Mixture
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 small sweet onion, small diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 15 ounce can tomato sauce
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Noodle Mixture
- 12 ounces egg noodles
- 1 ½ cups small curd cottage cheese
- ¾ cup sour cream
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 8 ounces shredded Colby Jack cheese
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- Cook Beef and Onion: In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the ground beef and diced onion, breaking up the beef into crumbles. Cook until there is no pink left and the onion has softened, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Add Garlic: Stir in the minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Simmer Sauce: Stir in the tomato sauce, salt, and black pepper. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Cook Noodles: While the sauce simmers, cook the egg noodles according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
- Prepare Noodle Mixture: In a large bowl, combine cottage cheese, sour cream, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder until well mixed. Add the cooked noodles and stir to coat thoroughly.
- Assemble Bake: Spread half of the noodle mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top with half of the meat sauce, then half of the shredded Colby Jack cheese. Repeat layering with remaining noodles, sauce, and cheese.
- Bake: Place the assembled dish in the preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes until heated through and cheese is melted.
- Serve: Remove from oven and serve immediately for best flavor and texture.
Notes
- Refer to the FAQ and ingredient list above for substitutions or common questions.
- Substitute other cheeses such as mozzarella, cheddar, Swiss, gruyere, or pepper jack for a different flavor profile.
- Use ground sausage, chicken, turkey, or pork instead of beef for protein variation.
- Replace tomato sauce with your favorite canned pasta sauce for an Italian twist; omit extra salt if doing this.
- Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months.
- If cottage cheese is unavailable, ricotta cheese can be used, though the texture will be less creamy and moist.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg
