Used to make a similar recipe as a kid but since then I had forgotten how...made this recipe for fathers day, and my husband nearly finished it all by himself. It's exactly how I remembered it! Perfect moisture and holds together well. Will keep this recipe for all of my fruity cakes. Trying it out on a strawberry cake today. Should be scrumptous!

Reviewed On: Jul. 4, 2009

I followed the recipe almost exact, but I used ground turkey instead of beef and the smallest tubes of macaroni I could find, also added yellow squash. I'd have to say it was lacking in spices. Overall it tasted like a bland but tomatoey vegetable soup. Mostly, it really lacked that spicy hint of flavorful seasonings that I look for in a recipe. It was still good but nothing special.

Reviewed On: Jul. 4, 2009

Pretty good recipe, quick and easy too! I didn't have time to use the crock pot earlier in the day so I cooked in a medium soup pot, covered, on low for three hours. First I lightly seasoned and browned the chicken (cajon seasoning, garlic salt and lemon pepper) then added ingredients. The chicken was falling apart by the time the sausage was cooked. What I did differently was, I added more than a few dashes of hot sauce, 2 cloves of minced garlic, a bay leaf, and only 3/4 of the can of tomatoe paste. Also threw in a half a bag of frozen sweet corn. I used 2 spicy italian sausage links (removed casings and cut into smaller bites), threw them in the last half hour. I will say that I wouldn't use Johnsonville Italian Hot sausage again. It was good but made the sauce greasy. I also cooked the rice separately in garlic, butter and knorr chicken boullion. I'm sure it would've been too dry if I'd added it. I served ontop of my rice. My husband and I really liked this dish, and would make again, especially when it's cooler out.

Reviewed On: Jun. 29, 2009