Spicy Beefy Noodles

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 small onion, diced small
• 1 garlic clove, minced (1/2 tspn of chopped garlic)
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon basil
• 1/8 teaspoon ground thyme
• salt and pepper
• 10 ounces diced tomatoes and green chilies (1 can undrained)
• 9 ounces tomato sauce (1 small can)
• 1 cup water
• 3 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 lb egg noodles (cooked)
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (i sometimes substitute mexican shredded for all cheeses)
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
• 1/3 cup monterey jack pepper cheese (or both mixed) or 1/3 cup provolone cheese (or both mixed)

Recipe

• 1 cook ground beef, onion and garlic in skillet until meat is no longer pink.
• 2 pour off some of the grease.
• 3 add chili powder, paprika, basil and thyme.
• 4 season with salt and pepper and cook for a couple of minutes.
• 5 add tomato with juice, tomato sauce, water and worcestershire sauce and mix well.
• 6 simmer covered for about 20 minutes.
• 7 cook noodles.
• 8 add drained noodles to casserole dish.
• 9 add beef mixture to noodles and mix together.
• 10 sprinkle cheeses over top and bake at 350 until cheese is melted.
• 11 optional: add ground red pepper or red pepper flakes to spice it up.