Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Hamburger Noodle Casserole




serves 10 ( 7 points +)


  • 5 c. uncooked whole wheat egg noodles
  • 1-½ lbs. extra lean ground beef
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 ( 8 oz) cans tomato sauce
  • ½ tsp. sugar
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 8 oz. fat-free cream cheese
  • 1 c. reduced fat ricotta cheese
  • ¼ c. fat-free sour cream
  • 3 green onions, sliced and divided
  • ⅔ c. reduced fat shredded cheddar cheese


Boil noodles until done; drain.
Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, brown beef and garlic until beef is no longer pink; drain.
Stir in tomato sauce, sugar, salt and pepper. Add noodles and stir to combine.

In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, ricotta and sour cream. Stir in half of the green onions.

Spray a 13 x 9 pan with cooking spray. Place half of the beef mixture in the pan. Top with the ricotta mixture. Top with remaining beef mixture. Cover and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Bake an additional 5 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining green onions.

3 comments:

  1. Looks so good and easy... I love your blog. Your recipes are great and thank you so much for posting the points ...

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  2. This is probably a dumb question, but I am new to weight watchers and the recipes and I was wondering how much of this recipe would be 7 points. Thanks!

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    1. I did not take an actual cup size measurement, but you can just divide the pan into 10 equal pieces. Cut it 5x2.

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