Created on April 8th, 2003
Cook beef and garlic in a Dutch oven, stirring until beef crumbles and is no longer pink. Drain beef mixture; pat dry with paper towels, place beef back in pan.
Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar, and salt; simmer for 30 minutes. Set meat sauce aside.
Cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
Place pasta in a 13 x 9 baking dish coated with cooking spray.
Stir together sour cream, cream cheese, and green onions. Spread over linguine. Top with meat sauce.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 – 25 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake 5 minutes more or until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
To make this low-fat, you can use nonfat sour cream and fat-free cream cheese. To cut sodium, omit salt and use reduced sodium canned tomato products.