Ingredients:
2 Tbsp butter
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp sugar (optional, to reduce tinny flavor of canned tomato sauce)
1 (8 oz.) pkg spiral pasta (or noodles)
1/2 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 1/2 lb ground beef
4 shallots, finely chopped (original recipe called for 10-12, but... seems like overkill)
4 cloves garlic
2 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
4 oz of whipped cream cheese (can use softened block, too, but not as easy to mix)
8 oz of sour cream
Directions:
Melt butter. Toss in meat, fry until browned. Drain excess grease. Crush garlic and mix with meat along with salt, pepper, sugar and tomato sauce. Cook 15-20 minutes. Cook noodles in boiling water 15-20 minutes. Drain. Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Finely chop shallots and mix with cream cheese and sour cream. Grease casserole dish lightly with butter. Put layer of noodles in bottom. Spread about 1/3 cream cheese/sour cream/shallot mixture on top, then 1/3 meat mixture. Repeat layers until casserole is filled. (depending on size of the pan, you might just do one layer...) Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over top. Bake 25 minutes, or until quite bubbly.
Source URL: https://www.juniorleagueoflafayette.com/hamburger-casserole/ (I altered it a bit...)