Dinner Party Noodle Bake

Ingredients

• 1 lb extra lean ground beef
• 12 lb ground lean pork or 12 lb sausage
• 1 cup sweet onion
• chopped
• 2 garlic cloves
• pressed
• 6 ounces italian style tomato paste
• 3 ounces water
• 14 ounces chunky style tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• salt
• to taste
• pepper
• to taste
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 12 tablespoons butter
• 1 12 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms
• sliced
• 12 ounces egg noodles
• boiled
• drained
• buttered
• peppered
• 3 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup sour cream
• 4 green onions
• chopped
• 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. Brown beef and pork with chopped onion and garlic.
2. Drain and add tomato paste, water, tomato sauce, sugar, salt, pepper, and red wine vinegar.
3. In a separate pan, saute mushrooms in olive oil and butter.
4. Add mushrooms to meat mixture.
5. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, sour cream, and green onions.
6. Put half cooked egg noodles in lightly greased 9 x 13 pan.
7. Dollop with cream cheese mixture.
8. Pour half meat mixture over top; then repeat layers.
9. Top with sharp cheddar.
10. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.