Poor Man's Pasta

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
• 1 (18 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• cream cheese
• sour cream
• extra-wide pasta

Instructions

1. Saute onion in olive oil.
2. Add ground beef and cook until browned.
3. Add jalapeno and garlic.
4. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Add tomato sauce and rinse the can with a splash of water.
6. Let cook for about 10 minutes while cooking pasta.
7. Drain pasta and return to pot.
8. Add cream cheese and sour cream to the pasta.
9. Layer with sauce, half the noodles, half the sauce, and half the cheese.
10. Repeat layers.
11. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.