Husband's Delight

As promised….Husband’s Delight from our fun 1974 Southern Living’s Casseroles Cookbook.

I’m not so sure that it is really a delight, lots of cheese and noodles. My husband is more of a meat and potatoes, stick to your ribs kind of guy. My kids on the other hand were delighted by this meal. I have never had hamburger helper meals but I’ve seen them on the shelf in stores many times and have imagined their taste. If I were forced to equate this meal to something I think I would choose a hamburger helper meal.
And from my wife perspective it’s a lot of prep work and a lot of cleaning for a little bang.
So, if you are so inclined to prepare Husband’s delight for your husbands make sure there are kids around to eat it all up. Also, I think it needs more seasoning.

Husband’s Delight recipe
Adapted from Southern Living’s Casseroles Cookbook
Copyright 1974
Cost $1.95

1 1/2 pound Ground Beef
1 8oz package cream cheese, softened
2 C Sour Cream
3 green Onions
2 tablespoons of butter (I used Olive oil)
2 8oz cans of tomato sauce
1 teaspoon Sugar
1-Teaspoon Salt
Dash Pepper
Dash of Worcestershire Sauce
2 5oz packages of noodles
½ cup shredded Cheese

In bowl, mix cream cheese, sour cream and onions.
Brown meat in butter (olive oil): add tomato sauce, sugar, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce.

Cook noodles according to package directions.
In 2-quart casserole dish, alternate layers of noodles, beef mixture and sour cream mixture.
Top with shredded cheese and bake at 350°f until brown.

What I changed:
I used Olive oil to brown my meat instead of butter.
1 pound of noodles instead of 10ozs.
More sour cream so that just a tiny bit would not be left in the container and more than ½ cup of shredded cheese.

Again, my kids loved it and I MAY make it just for them.