I make this with ground turkey instead of ground beef. Sometimes I throw a handful or two of well chopped spinach into the sauce in the last 15 minutes of its simmer. Definitely use the cottage cheese - at least once - before making the decision to replace it with ricotta... I've made it both ways and with this particular recipe my family likes the cottage cheese better.

Reviewed On: Jan. 4, 2009

My family serves this alongside pork chops or thick slices of ham. I substitute half the butter for 8oz of cream cheese!

Reviewed On: Nov. 15, 2008

I wasn't feeling well and needed something quick to serve my family alongside grilled cheese. We loved this! Because there's seven of us I used two family-sized cans of soup. I used 3 cups of water and 3 cups of chicken broth. I only used 1/2 of a cauliflower, cut thin to match the leek, and it was plenty! I ended up omitting the dill and salt but did add 2 cloves of minced garlic with the leek. Will make this often!

Reviewed On: Nov. 13, 2008