{"id":539,"date":"2026-01-11T11:36:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T11:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=539"},"modified":"2026-01-11T11:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T11:36:25","slug":"sour-cream-noodle-bake-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/sour-cream-noodle-bake-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sour Cream Noodle Bake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Sour Cream Noodle Bak<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Prep Time:<\/strong> 15 minutes<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Cook Time:<\/strong> 35 minutes<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Total Time:<\/strong> 50 minutes<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Servings:<\/strong> 6\u20138<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>12 oz egg noodles<\/li>\n<li>1 lb ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon paprika (optional)<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>1 cup sour cream<\/li>\n<li>1 cup cottage cheese (or ricotta cheese)<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (divided)<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon olive oil or butter<\/li>\n<li>Fresh parsley for garnish (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Cook the noodles<\/strong><br \/>\nBring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the egg noodles according to package instructions until al dente. Drain and set aside.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare the meat sauce<\/strong><br \/>\nHeat olive oil or butter in a large skillet over medium heat.<br \/>\nAdd the diced onion and cook for 2\u20133 minutes until softened.<br \/>\nAdd the ground beef and cook until browned. Drain excess fat if needed.<br \/>\nStir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Season &amp; simmer<\/strong><br \/>\nAdd tomato sauce, salt, pepper, paprika, and Italian seasoning.<br \/>\nSimmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the creamy noodle mixture<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a bowl, mix sour cream, cottage cheese, and <strong>1 cup<\/strong> of shredded cheddar cheese.<br \/>\nGently fold in the cooked noodles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assemble the bake<\/strong><br \/>\nPreheat oven to <strong>350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<br \/>\nLightly grease a 9&#215;13-inch baking dish.<br \/>\nSpread <strong>half<\/strong> of the noodle mixture on the bottom.<br \/>\nTop with <strong>half<\/strong> of the meat sauce.<br \/>\nRepeat layers and finish with remaining <strong>1 cup<\/strong> cheddar cheese on top.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake<\/strong><br \/>\nCover with foil and bake for <strong>20 minutes<\/strong>.<br \/>\nRemove foil and bake an additional <strong>10\u201315 minutes<\/strong>, until bubbly and golden.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve<\/strong><br \/>\nLet rest for 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with parsley if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Serving Suggestions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Serve with a green salad or garlic bread<\/li>\n<li>Great for meal prep and freezes well<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Sour Cream Noodle Bak &nbsp; Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes Servings: 6\u20138&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":541,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539\/revisions\/541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}