I suggest you give this a try! My daughter made this for our Christmas eve family dinner and it was a BIG hit, even with the pickiest eater! I can see where individual tastes might adjust the meat quantity or type of sausage but this appealed to everybody and now replaces the 4-hr prep lasagna of old, and the fact that you use regular lasagna noodles without precooking makes this a total winner of 5 stars with us. I also appreciated the review suggestion of using spinach in the marinara sauce.

Reviewed On: Dec. 26, 2008

Agree this is a great starter recipe with so many possible variations. Some type of liquid is definitely needed in order to simmer the vegetables. Liked the suggestions of tomato paste and creme fraiche. I substituted thick chunks of yellow squash for the potatoes but may use potatoes another time. Didn't realize I had no turmeric on hand until I had the preparation well underway. I omitted the salt(because I used chicken broth)and pepper(reviewer's tip)and even with these omissions we thought it was very good. Since I didn't use potatoes I didn't see the need to pre-cook the vegetables so my cooking time was still only about 20-25 minutes. Glad I saw this recipe and thanks for the previous reviews - will definitely be making this again and again.

Reviewed On: Sep. 17, 2008

I had decided at the last minute to find a recipe that resembled "Mexican corn pudding" served at one of our favorite restaurants and thought this sounded close enough (not corn bread to be eaten with fingers). My adjustments were to reduce butter to 1/4 cup, add 1/4 cup white sugar, and reduce the sour cream to 1/3 cup (because that's all I had on hand!) I baked in a 8x8 pan for 45 min and it turned out just like I expected. Great side dish!

Reviewed On: Mar. 27, 2004