BIRD'S CREAMY EGG NOODLE AND BEEF CASSEROLE (LITE-BLEU)

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A lighter and healthier version of Recipe #251873. All Lite-Bleu recipes are complete meals that we designed for our weight loss diet. Please visit our homepage for more info.

Provided by 2Bleu

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h45m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 lb lean ground beef
2 tablespoons italian seasoning
16 ounces chopped tomatoes, drained
1 (12 ounce) bag cholesterol-free egg noodles
2 tablespoons fat free butter substitute
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
8 ounces low-fat cream cheese, cubed
4 ounces fat-free cottage cheese
8 ounces low-fat sour cream
8 ounces reduced-fat cheddar cheese, shredded

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F Saute' ground beef with Italian seasoning. Drain and add chopped tomatoes. set aside.
  • Begin making the egg noodles. While egg noodles are cooking place in a large bowl the butter, salt, pepper, cream cheese, cottage cheese, and sour cream. Set aside.
  • As soon as the noodles are cooked, drain in colander, shake water out, and immediately pour into bowl with cream cheese mixture. Mix to coat noodles and melt cheese.
  • Place 1/2 of noodle mixture into a greased 9x13x2 casserole pan. Follow with 1/2 the beef mixture, then sprinkle with 1/2 of cheddar cheese.
  • Repeat layers. Bake for 30 minutes or until cooked thru.

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