Beef Lombardi
While it may appear to be a gourmet dish, Beef Lombardi is essentially a combination of ground beef and chopped tomatoes spooned over creamy noodles, topped with cheese and baked. It's an excellent make-ahead recipe since you can construct and freeze the casserole for up to a month.
Yield: 4
Materials
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 28 oz can tomatoes
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 2 tsp honey
- 2 tsp salt
- black pepper
- ½ tsp Tabasco sauce
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 pkg egg noodles cooked
- 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese
- 6 green onions chopped
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 cups grated Cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Brown beef over medium heat. Drain fat. Add garlic and cook until soft. Add tomatoes, honey, salt, pepper, bay leaf and Tabasco. Lower the heat to simmer for 30 minutes.
- Combine the cooked noodles with the cream cheese, green onions and sour cream. Grease a 9 X 13 pan and alternately layer noodle mixture, tomato mixture and grated cheese, ending with the cheese on top.
- Bake covered, in a preheated 350 degree oven, for 30 minutes or until heated through and bubbly. You can freeze this before or after baking.