3 cups egg noodles
1 pound ground beef
1 small onion - finely chopped
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp garlic powder
Salt & Pepper - generously
1 (14 oz) can whole kernel corn - drained
1 (10 oz) can cream of mushroom soup - undiluted
1 Tbsp butter
1 cup Half & Half cream
2 cups shredded Cheddar Cheese - divided
Make It:
Preheat oven 375 degrees. In large saucepan, heat water to boiling and cook noodles by package directions - cook only to al dente stage (cooked done but still firm). Drain water from noodles and set aside. Cook ground beef in skillet - add chopped onion to skillet during the last few minutes of frying - saute onions. Drain fat from skillet. Stir seasonings into meat/onion mixture in skillet - set aside. Heat butter in medium saucepan. Add undiluted soup, milk, 1 cup cheese to melted butter in pan - cook and stir mixture until smooth and cheese has melted. Add soup mixture and meat/onions to drained cooked noodles in saucepan - gently fold ingredients together until well mixed - (don't over mix which breaks noodles apart). Pour mixture into a well greased large casserole dish. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup shredded cheese over top. Cover dish with foil - bake 20 to 25 minutes. Remove foil top during last 10 minutes of bake time.