1970's hamburger noodle casserole

My Mom made this in the 70's when I was a kid. It was nice in cold weather. I use reduced fat dairy products now and sometimes even turkey. I sometimes add mushrooms to it too when I'm cooking the onions and beef together to bulk it up a bit.

Hamburger Noodle Casserole

Cook three good sized onions in 2 tbl oil or butter, crumble in 1 lb lean ground beef, crush in a few cloves of garlic, salt and pepper to taste. Cook till all is browned.

In a saucepan melt together

one 3 ounce package cream cheese

2 8 ounce cans of tomato sauce

1 cup real or low fat sour cream (not no fat)

Add the beef mixture to this sauce

now cook 1/2 of a pkg thin noodles. Arrange in a casserole 1 layer of noodles, cover with a layer of the sauce. repeat and save a little sauce for the top. top with 1/2 cup cheddar cheese and bake till done.