10 oz Chopped spinach; frozen
8 oz Cream cheese (light or regular)
1/2 c Sour cream
3 tb Milk
3 tb Onion; minced
4 oz Wide noodles
1 lb Ground beef
15 oz Tomato sauce
2 ts Sugar
Garlic powder to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
Cheddar cheese; shredded *
* enough shredded cheese to cover top of casserole
Cook and drain spinach. Mix cream cheese, sour cream,
milk and onion in separate bowl and let set to soften.
Cook noodles in boiling water for 10 minutes. Drain.
Brown beef and drain well. Add tomato sauce, sugar,
garlic powder, salt, pepper and noodles. Heat through.
In 2 quart casserole, place a layer of the meat-noodle
mixture (use 1/2). Top with 1/2 of the cream cheese
mixture. Top with all of spinach and finish with
remainder of meat-noodles. Cover and bake at 350 for
40 minutes. Remove from oven and top with remaining
cream cheese mixture. Cover completely with cheddar.
Return to oven UNcovered until cheese melts completely
(about 5-10 min.) Serves 4.
