Cooking Thursday

This is a recipe I made recently to bring to a family from church who had a new baby.  This is something that's kid friendly but also liked by adults.  It's easy to make, and freezes well, so when I make it for us, I split it and freeze half.

Grandma's Pasta Hot Dish

1 pound ground beef
1/2 onion, chopped
1 teaspoon dried garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 jars of your favorite marinara sauce
8 ounces cream cheese softened
1 cup sour cream
1 bag thin egg noodles, cooked as directed
12 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
Dried parsley for garnish

Brown and drain the ground beef with the chopped onion. Stir in the garlic, salt and pepper. Then add the marinara sauce. Simmer for 20 minutes.
While that simmers, stir together the cream cheese and sour cream. Grease a 9x13 pan. Spread 1/2 of the cooked egg noodles into the pan, then dot with 1/2 of the sour cream/cream cheese mix.
Spread 1/2 of the meat mix over top and then 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese.
Repeat layers - noodles, cream cheese mix, meat, mozzarella. Then sprinkle the grated parmesan over top.
Bake covered for 30 minutes at 350 degrees, then remove foil and bake another 15 minutes. Sprinkle dried parsley over top to garnish.