I also had mixed feelings about this one... the prep time was more like an hour, after browing the beef and it taking so long for the sauce to thicken (I ended up adding 1/4c more flour and heating on med high). No way was 1 pound of hamburger enough! We like meat in our hotdishes, but even using 2.5 pounds was a bit skimpy for all the layers it calls for. Even though very thinly sliced, the potatoes were not even close to done after about 70 minutes of cooking. Maybe pre-cooking or covering with foil would have helped! All this being said, I like the basic recipe, and with some tweaking and using some of the suggestions of others will try it again!

Reviewed On: Sep. 28, 2009