Beef Casserole Recipe

In this short post I'm going to show you how to make an 8 layer beef casserole. This beef recipe is really great served as a snack before dinner or just cook and eat it for dinner.

Our 8 layers include the beef, vitamin packed spinach, tomato sauce, drained medium noodles and layered with cheese. One meal that you'll never be worried if the people you're cooking for will love it or not. This can take a little while to prepare and cook. It will serve up to 8 people and it's a versatile dish.

You're also going to need a casserole or baking dish, 2 quart in size. Make sure that the dish has a greased foil before doing any mixture. You'll need to cover with foil and put it in the fridge for 24 hours before cooking.

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How to Make Beef Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 3 cups dried medium noodles (6 ounces)
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 8 ounce can tomato sauce
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (4 ounces)
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
• 1 10 ounce package frozen chopped spinach, cooked and well drained
• 1 8 ounce carton dairy sour cream
• 1/3 cup chopped onion (1 small)
• 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened

Beef Casserole Recipe Cooking Instructions

• Grease a 2-quart casserole or a 2-quart square baking dish; set aside. Cook noodles according to package directions; drain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet cook beef until brown. Drain off fat. Stir tomato sauce, basil, sugar, garlic powder, salt, and pepper into skillet. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
• In a medium mixing bowl beat together the sour cream and cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Stir in milk and onion. In prepared casserole or baking dish, layer half of the noodles (about 2 cups), half of the meat mixture (about 1 1/2 cups), half of the cream cheese mixture (about 1 cup), and all of the spinach. Top with the remaining meat mixture and noodles. Cover and chill remaining cream cheese mixture until needed.
• Cover casserole or baking dish with lightly greased foil. Bake in 350 degree F oven about 45 minutes or until heated through. Uncover; spread with remaining cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with the cheddar cheese. Bake, uncovered, about 10 minutes more or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
• Makes 8 servings