Italian Noodle Casserole – this was a HUGE hit in our house. Everyone cleaned their plates and asked for seconds! Even the picky eaters!! Hamburger, garlic, oregano, onion, Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, egg noodles, cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, mozzarella and cheddar cheese. Can freeze for later. It is definitely going into the dinner rotation!
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I am a sucker for a good Italian casserole and this Italian Noodle Casserole is no exception. It was AMAZING! It is kind of like a combination of my Amish Country Casserole and my Cream Cheese Lasagna. There are elements of each casserole in this recipe, and it is fan-freaking-tastic! Hamburger, cottage cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, tomato sauce, mozzarella and cheddar cheese. All my favorites in one dish!
How to Make Spaghetti Casserole with Egg Noodles
This casserole is very easy to make. Start with boiling some egg noodles. While the noodles are cooking, make the sauce and cheese filling. To make the sauce, cook ground beef with garlic, Worcestershire sauce, oregano, salt, pepper, sugar, and tomato sauce in a skillet. Prepare the filling by mixing together cream cheese, sour cream, and cottage cheese. To assemble the casserole, combine cooked noodles and cheese mixture. Spread the mixture into a baking dish. Top with the meat sauce and cheese and bake.
Can Italian Noodle Casserole be Frozen
This recipe makes a good bit of food. It was enough for us to have it for dinner and reheated for lunch and dinner the next night. This would also make a great freezer meal. Assemble the casserole, cover it with foil and freeze it unbaked. When you are ready to cook the casserole, let it thaw in the fridge all day and then bake it. You may need to add a few minutes to the baking time if the casserole isn’t 100% thawed when you put it in the oven.
What to Serve with Pasta Casserole
We serve the casserole with some garlic bread and a salad. Here are a few of our favorite recipes from the blog that go great with this pasta:
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Italian Noodle Casserole
Equipment:
Ingredients:
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- 2 Tbsp dried onion flakes
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 (8-oz) cans tomato sauce
- 1 (8-oz) package medium egg noodles
- 1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray.
- Cook the ground beef in a skillet until no longer pink. Drain. Add garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, onion flakes, Worcestershire sauce, sugar and tomato sauce. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Cook egg noodles according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
- Combine cream cheese, sour cream and cottage cheese until smooth.
- Combine cooked noodles and cream cheese mixture. Spread in bottom of prepared pan. Top noodle mixture with meat sauce. Top casserole with mozzarella and cheddar cheese.
- Bake uncovered for 30 minutes, until bubbly.
Notes:
Steph
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This recipe has changed our lives. My family devours it. Kids and adults.
All the ingredients are spot on. However, I do like to use part ground beef and part ground Italian sausage.
I make this dish at least once a month.
Thank you.
This turned out very well, my wife and son were whacky for it! I will certainly make this again. However, I believe I will omit the sour cream next time around. I was in the minority at the table, but I thought it may have been better without that “twang” of the sour cream. Still, I wanted to try the recipe as it was published, and it certainly turned out well. I was actually searching for this recipe based on a video I saw of a similar recipe. I know there were differences as the other one used rotel and diced tomatoes, but I’m certain that I prefer the way this sauce turned out. Thank you for such a great recipe!
Instead of separately adding the tomato sauce and other ingredients to the meat, could I just use 16 oz of pasta sauce?
You can make this however you would like. This is how I made it and the photos are how it turned out.
Can I make this without the cottage cheese? I don’t have ricotta either
You can make this however you wish.
Could I use ground Italian sausage instead of hamburger in this recipe?
Thanks, Jan
yes
This was absolutely heavenly! I used ground turkey instead of ground beef!
Could this be frozen? Any tips or advice if I tried to freeze this?
Sure. Assemble the casserole and freeze it unbaked. Thaw and bake according to directions.
This was SO delicious! I added shredded zucchini and carrots to give it some veggies and my family loved it! Thanks for the simple recipe!
Love your additions!! This is a great recipe to jazz up. So glad you enjoyed it!
Mama Mia that looks yummy! Thanks for sharing!
Jett
I love dishes like this – sure has lots of good dairy in it
instead of cottage cheese could you substitute ricotta cheese to add a bit of richness to the dish?
Yes, cottage and ricotta are interchangeable which each other.