Garbage Casserole

Recipe Given To Me By: Pat Arnold

2 Pounds Hamburger
2 tsp. salt
Dash of pepper
Garlic powder or fresh minced garlic to taste
2 C. Tomato sauce
1 pkg. (10-12 oz. noodles. ribbons, spirals. your choice)
6 green onions w/ greens, chopped
1 C. sour cream
1 large (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
Grated cheese

Brown meat in a skillet. Drain off fat. Add salt, pepper, garlic and tomato sauce. Cover and simmer or cook slowly for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. While waiting for meat mixture to cook, cook and drain noodles according to package. While noodles are cooking combine chopped green onions, cream cheese and sour cream. Use hand mixer or back of spoon to combine cheeses and onions.
When meat mixture is cooked through begin layering in a greased (non-stick cooking sprayed) 13" X 9" pan or equivalent size casserole dish. Layers are as follows: spread out half of the noodles on the bottom of dish and spread over the top of them with half of the cream cheese mixture (add tablespoon sized blobs an inch or so apart and blend together over noodle layer); then add all of the meat sauce; next 2nd half of noodles; finishing with spreading the last part of cream cheese mixture over noodles. Top off with grated cheddar cheese. Original recipe called for toasted slivered almonds sprinkled on top of cheese.

Bake 350º for 20 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted.