Beef Lombardi
Delicious tomato meat sauce over creamy noodles topped with cheese. Pure comfort food. @mostdeliciouslife.com
Ingredients
- 12 oz wide egg noodles **reserve ½ cups pasta water when draining
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb lean ground beef (or turkey) **but then you have to call it "Turkey Lombardi"
- ½ cup chopped onion **Or 1 tsp onion powder
- 3 tsp minced garlic **Or 1 tsp garlic powder
- 4 Tbsp tomato paste
- 3 cans Rotel with green chilis
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1¼ cup sour cream
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1 Tbsp corn starch
- 2-3 cups cheese **Any mix of cheddar or colby, mozzarella & parmesan
Instructions
- Bring water to boil according to the instructions on the pasta, but only cook for 4 minutes. Make sure and save 2 cups of the pasta water when draining. Rinse pasta and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add ground meat. Break apart and cook until most of pinkness is gone. Add onions and garlic and cook 2-3 minutes until onions are softened. *If using powdered onion and garlic mix and stir about 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Remove from heat and drain off any extra oil or moisture.
- Add tomato paste and Rotel tomatoes. Return to heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer for 1-2 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Make a slurry with the sour cream, cream cheese, cornstarch and ½ cup pasta water. Whisk until smooth. Mix the pasta into the slurry.
- Spread noodles on the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Spoon the meat sauce on top.Sprinkle evenly with cheese.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes until casserole is bubbly around the edges.
- Let sit for 10 minutes before serving...if you can.