Grandma’s Hamburger Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• ¼ cup red wine
• 2 (15-oz) cans tomato sauce
• 1 tsp white sugar (or to taste)
• 1 tsp garlic powder (or to taste)
• 1 tsp salt (or to taste)
• 1 tbsp basil
• 1 tbsp oregano
• 2 tsp parsley
• 10-12 oz egg noodles
• 1 cup sour cream
• 4 oz cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (or more to taste)

Instructions

1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir the ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly (about 5 – 7 minutes); drain and discard the grease.
2. Add red wine and reduce to about half.
3. Mix in the tomato sauce, sugar, garlic, salt and other spices into the ground beef; simmer until flavors blend (about 20 minutes). Remove from heat and cover the skillet.
4. While simmering, mix together the sour cream, cream cheese, and diced onion in a bowl.
5. While the sauce is cooking, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but still firm to the bite (about 7 – 9 minutes). Drain.
6. Layer ½ of the cooked egg noodles into the prepared casserole dish. Top with ½ of the sour cream mixture, then ½ of the ground beef mixture. Repeat layers once more. Sprinkle the shredded sharp Cheddar cheese over the top.
7. Bake in the preheated oven at 350 °F until the cheese is melted and golden brown (about 25 – 30 minutes).