This is just a little friendly FYI for those new to making Casseroles a.k.a. Hot Dishes: you always cook the the meat (whatever kind that may be, except tuna) before putting it into the casserole dish. It will not tell you to do this in many hot dish recipes, because it is, for the most part, understood. You should use raw meat in a casserole/hot dish only when the recipe tells you specifically not to cook it before hand. I hope this helps. Great recipe. It is an old common dish that most people will love.

Reviewed On: Aug. 28, 2009

This recipe is excellent. I followed it exactly. I did not have any 'small tapioca balls' that others have mentioned, I think because I pulled the stew out of the oven after an hour and stirred it up good, re-covered and baked for another hour. I served it with a good, hearty bread.

Reviewed On: Oct. 28, 2008

I followed this recipe exactly. I really liked how it turned out. I really wasn't expecting much since I was just trying to use up some ingredients that I had on hand; but I was really pleased.

Reviewed On: Oct. 28, 2008