Minced Beef And Noodle Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb minced beef
• 1 cup tomato sauce (or combination of sauces to taste)
• 2 teaspoons mixed herbs
• 3 cups grated cheddar cheese
• 2 beef bouillon cubes (equivalent to two teaspoons beef stock powder)
• 2 tablespoons cornflour (mixed in sufficient water to make a paste)
• 2 cups water
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 dash olive oil or 1 dash preferred oil
• salt and pepper
• 300 g egg noodles, fetteccine or linguine (i prefer egg noodles)

Recipe

• 1 boil egg noodles (fetteccine or linguine) in water until al dente.
• 2 rinse, drain and leave.
• 3 brown minced beef in oil, stirring regularly.
• 4 add crushed stock cubes (or powder).
• 5 add water.
• 6 stir in tomato sauce.
• 7 add mixed herbs.
• 8 stir in salt and pepper to taste.
• 9 stir in corn flour paste until mixture combines and thickens.
• 10 simmer for 5 minutes.
• 11 stir, then take from heat.
• 12 in a large oblong or square casserole dish, spread half the noodles.
• 13 spoon, spread and cover the noodles with half the meat mixture.
• 14 spread half the grated cheese over the meat mixture.
• 15 repeat a noodle, meat and cheese layer.
• 16 bake in medium oven (180c degrees or 350f degrees) 'till browned.
• 17 take from oven, cut into meal portions and serve with fresh salad and crusty bread.
• 18 can be made before hand and heated when the hordes arrive for their favourite meal.