This turned out great! And - to be fair - I *almost* completely stuck to the original recipe! My only alterations were to 1) add a tsp or two of garlic, 2) add a cup or so of frozen corn kernels, and 3) omit the chicken, as I was putting chicken in the accompanying salad! 4 out of 5 in my family really liked it, with the exception being my 11yr old son whose religion prohibits him from eating vegetables ;^) Even my wife, not really a soup person, enjoyed it, and my 16yr old son had four bowls! The processed cheese really makes it creamy (at the expense of your health, but...). Great stuff!

Reviewed On: Nov. 16, 2009

'twas delish! I made a few adjustments: used 1 lb ground turkey instead of ground beef; about 2 tsp fresh garlic (I love garlic!) instead of garlic salt; 2 cans diced tomatoes to replace 2 of the cans of tomato sauce; cottage cheese instead of ricotta; one chopped onion cooked up with turkey/sausage; baked covered with alum foil for first hour, uncovered for last 30 min. Even my VERY finicky children enjoyed it, albeit they all complained about the mushrooms. Was very flavorful, tender, moist, and tasty!

Reviewed On: Oct. 7, 2009

Muey delicioso! Of course, I didn't follow it to the absolute letter... I like flavor baked in, so I added some catsup, BBQ, Worcestershire, hot pepper sauce, and garlic to the beef before mashing. I also - as someone else mentioned - like to use "good" (Kirkland Honey Wheat & Walnut - yum!) bread, even though my kids complain about it. Adds nice texture and good flavor! And I use some BBQ to replace the catsup in the sauce, as I think it tastes better that way. It comes out very moist, and the flavor was so good that you didn't even need to add extra catsup or BBQ - though my children do, anyway...

Reviewed On: Dec. 10, 2008