Beef Noodle Bake

A friend at work, Rhonda, gave me this recipe the other day so I figured I'd give it a whirl. It got approval from both Jake and Josh (brother-in-law). woohoo! The only thing is that next time I might add some italian seasonings or something for a bit more flavor. Overall it was delish!

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 cans (8oz each) tomato sauce (I used 3 per Rhondas suggestion)
• 1 c. sour cream
• 1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, cubed and softened
• 1 t. sugar
• 1/2-1 t garlic salt (I just used some garlic powder and salt b/c i didnt have this)
• 7 cups uncooked wide egg noodles, cooked and drained
• 1 c. (4 oz) shredded cheddar cheese (again, per Rhonda I used more...almost a whole bag)
• ADDED:
• mushrooms
• fresh garlic

Directions:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion (garlic and mushroom if you add) until the meat is no longer pink; drain
  
• Remove from heat; stir in the tomato sauce, sour cream, cream cheese, sugar and garlic salt
• Place 1/2 the noodles in a greased 13x9x2 baking dish, top with 1/2 the beef mixture. Repeat layers.
• Cover and bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until heated through
• Sprinkle with cheese
• Bake 3-5 minutes or until cheese is melted