In a medium saucepan, COOK noodles with salt and oil in 1 1/2 quarts boiling water for 8 minutes; remove and DRAIN.
In the meantime, in a large skillet at medium heat, COOK ground beef until almost done; DRAIN off fat, push meat to side of skillet.
ADD onion; COOK until almost done; STIR together with meat to finish cooking.
LOWER heat; STIR in soup, corn, sour cream, milk, salt, pepper and chili; MIX well; STIR in cooked noodles.
PREHEAT oven to 350°.
TURN mixture into a lightly buttered 1-1/2 quart casserole.
SPRINKLE crushed cracker crumbs over top of mixture; DRIZZLE melted butter on top.
BAKE at 350° F until heated through, about 50 minutes; REMOVE from oven; let STAND for 10 minutes.
TIMELINE TO SERVE AT 6PM: 4:25 Steps 1&2 4:35 Steps 3&4 4:50 Steps 5,6&7 5:00 Step 8
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 978 Calories; 59g Fat (54.6% calories from fat); 33g Protein; 78g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 158mg Cholesterol; 2450mg Sodium. Exchanges: 5 Grain(Starch); 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 10 1/2 Fat.