Description
Comforting beef lombardi casserole brings hearty Texan flavors straight to your dinner table. Layers of pasta, rich beef, and melted cheese create a crowd-pleasing meal you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Meat:
- 1 pound (454 grams) lean ground beef
Vegetables and Tomato Products:
- 1 14.5 ounces (411 grams) can diced tomatoes
- 1 10 ounces (283 grams) can diced tomatoes with green chiles
- 1 6 ounces (170 grams) can tomato paste
Dairy and Cheese:
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Noodles:
- 1 12 ounces (340 grams) package egg noodles
Seasonings:
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 350°F and prepare a 9×13-inch baking vessel with a light grease coating.
- Sauté ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat until thoroughly browned and fragmented, carefully draining accumulated fat.
- Incorporate tomato varieties, tomato paste, and seasonings into the meat mixture, creating a robust sauce.
- Simmer the meat sauce for 15-20 minutes, allowing flavors to meld and intensify.
- Simultaneously cook egg noodles until perfectly tender, then drain completely.
- Generously coat noodles with sour cream, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- Distribute the creamy noodle base evenly across the prepared baking dish.
- Layer the seasoned meat sauce directly over the noodle foundation.
- Blanket the casserole with a luxurious blend of cheddar, Parmesan, and mozzarella cheeses, covering the entire surface.
- Slide the casserole into the preheated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes until cheese transforms into a golden, bubbling crust.
- Allow the casserole to rest for 5 minutes, enabling flavors to settle before serving.
Notes
- Enhance flavor by sautéing fresh minced garlic and diced onions with ground beef before adding tomatoes for deeper, more complex taste profile.
- Control spice levels by adjusting green chiles or adding crushed red pepper flakes for those who enjoy extra heat.
- Make gluten-free by substituting egg noodles with zucchini noodles or gluten-free pasta alternatives without compromising overall dish texture.
- Reduce fat content by using lean ground beef, low-fat sour cream, and part-skim cheese varieties while maintaining delicious casserole experience.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40-45 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 470 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 710 mg
- Fat: 27 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg