Saturday Noodle Bake

Name: Saturday Noodle Bake
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 cups dry elbow noodles; 1 lb ground beef (or ground turkey); 1/3 cup chopped onion; 4 oz cream cheese or reduced-fat cream cheese; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce; 1 can (19 oz.) Progresso™ Soup Tomato Basil; 2 tablespoon butter, melted; 1 cup Wheaties™ cereal, slightly crushed; Grated cheese (for garnish), if desired; Fresh basil (for garnish), if desired

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Prep 10 min
Total 30 min
Servings 6

After a Saturday full of running errands and cleaning house, making a complicated dinner is often not in the cards. Clear out your cupboards with this old family favorite. This pantry-friendly recipe feeds a bunch with hearty ground beef, noodles, a delish tomato-soup base and of course, a lot of cheese. MORE+ LESS-

By TBSP Susan

Updated April 9, 2020

Ingredients

cups dry elbow noodles

lb ground beef (or ground turkey)

1/3

cup chopped onion

oz cream cheese or reduced-fat cream cheese

1/2

teaspoon salt

1/4

teaspoon freshly ground pepper

tablespoon brown sugar

tablespoon worcestershire sauce

can (19 oz.) Progresso™ Soup Tomato Basil

tablespoon butter, melted

cup Wheaties™ cereal, slightly crushed

Grated cheese (for garnish), if desired

Fresh basil (for garnish), if desired

Steps

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1

Cook noodles as directed on package. Set aside.
2

Brown ground meat with onions. Drain. Add cream cheese, salt, pepper, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and soup. Stir to combine well. Simmer 5 minutes.
3

In a greased glass baking dish, add half of the noodles, then half of the meat mixture. Repeat layers.
4

In a small bowl, combine the slightly crushed Wheaties™ cereal and melted butter. Sprinkle mixture on top of casserole.
5

Bake for 20 minutes in preheated 350°F oven until heated through.
6

Sprinkle with grated cheese and fresh basil before serving, if desired.

Expert Tips

This recipe is flexible depending on what’s in your pantry. No noodles in the house? Try rice instead. No ground beef? Try ground turkey or chicken. No tomato soup? Try condensed mushroom soup instead.