Recipe: Hamburger Noodle Bake (Pet Evaporated Milk recipe, 1960's)

HAMBURGER NOODLE BAKE

"Layered with creamy cheese and tomato sauce."

2 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup evaporated milk
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 garlic salt
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
5 cups cooked noodles (cook 4 cups broken noodles)
1/2 cup cut-up onion
1/4 cup cut-up green bell pepper
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1/2 cup catsup

Mix together until smooth cream cheese, evaporated milk, lemon juice, garlic salt and Worcestershire. Mix with cooked noodles in greased (11x7-inch) baking dish. Set aside.

In 10-inch skillet cook onion and green pepper in butter until tender.

Add ground beef. Stir now and then until brown.

Stir in tomato sauce and catsup. Cook over medium heat 8 minutes, until mixture thickens. Spread over noodles.

Bake in 375 degree F oven (high moderate) for 10 minutes, until bubbly hot.

Makes 8 servings
From: Faith's Collection at Recipelink.com
Source: Recipe booklet: One wonderful dish makes the meal by Pet Milk Co., 1960