It's always hard to rate a recipe that you don't make per the directions, however, based on flavor and family acceptance, I feel comfortable giving this recipe 4 stars. I'm sure made per the instructions, it would be fine. HOWEVER, like several other reviewers, I tinkered with the ingredients and preparation, but not the baking time. I increased the rice to 1-1/4 cups; used lower fat/lower sodium cream of chicken and cream of celery soup (Campbell's Healthy Request) and used the lowest sodium dry onion soup I could find. I cut the chicken into chunks and combined all of it together. I added a little Italian Seasoning blend, some chopped parsley and chopped red bell pepper for color. Poured into a 13x9-inch pan with that had been sprayed with no-stick spray and covered tightly with foil. Baked at 350F for about 90 minutes. I stirred halfway through (not sure this was necessary). Served to my son, daugther-in-law and their 1 year old and everyone ate well. Served with mixed vegetable and whole grain bread. There isn't a lot of color to the casserole, so a colorful side dish helps appearance on the plate. We are having the planned leftovers tonight with the leftover mixed vegetables stirred in.

Reviewed On: Sep. 2, 2008

What a wonderful recipe this is! I even goofed when I measured the shortening - and they were perfect. I can't wait to make them again using the correct proportions. These are definitely not the hard, nasty commercial gingersnaps that make many of us not like gingersnaps. These are soft and chewy and oh-so-delicious! Thank you for sharing.

Reviewed On: Dec. 28, 2007

Agreed that this is a good and easy recipe. My Mom made it and it came out about 1/2-inch thick. I made it and used my mixer to blend the cake mix and pineapple following the instructions on the cake mix box (blend for 30 seconds, mix on medium speed for 1 minute). The recipe recently appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and included 1 teaspoon of vanilla which I did add. The cake rose fully to the top of a 13x9x2-inch pan. I served it with Lite Cool Whip over the top, although the Post recipe suggested cream cheese frosting and toasted coconut. That seemed like overkill for this nice spring-like dessert.

Reviewed On: Apr. 24, 2007