Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

This is made in our household at least once per month. My pickiest eater in the house just LOVES this! I have altered the recipe to 2 cans of each soup, and I use only one layer of Kraft 2% cheese slices (5) and then for the top layer, I shred medium cheddar. This is a lot les rich, and has become the family favorite!!!

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Angela W.

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2009

I have been using this recipe for the last year.. It was good from original state a solid 3 for our family. We tweaked a few things to suit us better and now it is a solid 5 ! #1 Cut down brown sugar (still will be sweet) # 2 double both soups so it's not dry.

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TesseraJackson

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2009

I cut down on the brown sugar and also added some sour cream. I also used cream of mushroom instead of cream of chix.

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kelly

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Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2009

YUM! My family (including my picky children) LOVED this recipe! I did tweak it just a little according to previous reviews. I added chopped onions and corn to the beef and used cream of mushroom soup instead of cream of chicken. I also used shredding cheddar cheese instead of American cheese slices. It fed three adults and two children with plenty of leftovers!

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rgonza49

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Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2009

I tried this recipe because I had everything on hand and it was really cheap. My husband liked it. I thought it was weird. Maybe with 1/2 the brown sugar and a lot more seasoning it would be better. I don't think I will make it again.

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Conchmom33

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Home Town: Elmhurst, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 16, 2009

An absolute favorite! (The second time)I used cream of mushroom soup instead of chicken, grated cheddar, 1/2 the sugar, and mixed everything all together. Awesome. Even my kid who hates hamburger anything ATE IT ALL! Thanks!

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Connie

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Reviewed: May 23, 2009

My family really liked this receipe. I will make it again.

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michelle9

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Reviewed: May 21, 2009

I only gave it a 4, not because there was anything wrong with the recipe, it just wasn't quite my favorite. I made the recipe as written, with the exception of adding about 2TBSP of sour cream in with the cream of mushroom, which made it more creamy. Oh, and I added Ritz cracker crumbs on top before baking. There was just something funny about the sweet tomato sauce to me, I don't think I'll make it again.

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Sami Gage

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Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2009

I thought this was good. My husband thought it was kinda bland. I think next time to add more flavor we are going to try to add taco seasoning. But this recipe is definetely a keeper!

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HMARTIN19

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Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2009

I love this recipe! But I prefer Barilla's Campanella pasta with this. Since I use a one pound box, I double up on the beef, sugar and soups! I bake it covered until the last 5 minutes! I do use the american cheese because it keeps it creamy and it always comes out moist.

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Momma Louise

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Home Town: Niagara Falls, New York, USA

Living In: Grand Island, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2009

This is a good "starter" casserole recipe for, as others have said, building on. My husband agreed with most of the other reviews, it was too sweet for his taste. Personally, I wasn't bothered by it but I can also see how it would taste a little heartier with less sugar. The end result tasted like a less processed, healthier version of hamburger helper. When I make it again, I'll probably make the meat and the noodles and then just toss them together in the dish and bake as one big plain casserole with cheese on top. We used colby jack rather than american and it was really yummy, but you do need to use a lot. I agree with the other suggestions........more cream of chicken would make it creamier/tastier and I think next time I'll try adding onion to the meat and maybe tossing in some corn. All in all, a good easy starter casserole. A decent meal as is and a great recipe to build on later.

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MrsLunar

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Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2009

This turned out pretty well and was very hearty. I only had elbow noodles, so I used those, but everything else was the same. It was a little on the sweet side for my taste, so I think next time I will decrease the brown sugar. Other than that, great!

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PrncssLee

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Home Town: South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Watertown, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2009

I also added diced tomatoes to the ground meat and sour cream and cream of potato soup to the noodle mixture. I also covered it when I cooked to make sure the noodles wouldn't dry out. This was a big hit with the family.

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Jackie

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Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2009

As is I didn't think that the recipe was nutritious enough so I followed the advice of another review and added onions, tomato, grated carrot, garlic, bell peppers, wheat germ(that was me)and low sodium soup to the meat mixture. Instead of cream of chicken soup I used sour cream and a chicken bouillion cube and parmesan cheese on the noodles. I also used cheddar cheese instead of american and left out the brown sugar. I decreased the amount of the ingredients because it made way too much. My whole family loves this version. It is now one of my go to meals.

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armywife_sh

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Home Town: Federal Way, Washington, USA

Living In: Fort Stewart, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2009

love it and its so easy.

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IOWAMOM801

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Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2009

This was very good. My kids loved it. I loved that I was able to stretch 1 lb of beef for a family of 6! I followed the recipe except I only had 6 pieces of cheese to use and it was plenty. Will def. make this recipe again. Also, I can see were this would be a great recipe for adding in what you have on hand like celery, onions, peppers, etc.

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Lieuvena

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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2009

Honestly I was unsure about the taste of this just by looking at the ingredients but as I finished it and took my first bite it was good. I did decrease the brown sugar and added some minced garlic in the hamburger. I didn't make it a casserole because I have 5 kids, 14,8,7,5,4 and it is hard to make something that everyone likes in a casserole. I left the components seperate so each one could "build" their own as they liked.

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Lauralee

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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2009

This was pretty good... would have been nothing though without the brown sugar! I also added onion. Thanks, deedledeet!

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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2009

Can't give it 5 stars because of the changes I used, but overall a very good recipe. Also I think it needs a little less noodles. For the meat mixture, after browning, I added some chopped onion. Drained the liguid, added the tomato soup plus a drained 10-3/4 oz. can of petite diced tomatoes with peppers and onions and an 8 oz. can of tomato juice, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder and 1/4 teaspoon onion powder. Also as some others used cream of potato soup and 8 oz. of sour cream in the noodles. Overall came out pretty good and will be making again.

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WWllVet

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Home Town: Ute Park, New Mexico, USA

Living In: Huntington Beach, California, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2008

Very good. I doubled the cream of chicken with the noodles, and didn't have a problem with it being dry at all. I also added grill spices to the hamburger to spice it up a bit. We loved it!

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