Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2006

The first time I made this recipe, I thought it was okay but not one that I would make again. However, it was one that seemed so promising, I decided to tinker with it to make it "mine." First of all, I added a can of diced tomatoes, drained, with diced green peppers and onions, and some grated carrot to the tomato soup and cooked it all with the hamburg. (This will make a lot, so I use the extra to make Spanish rice later on in the week....) I don't care for sliced American cheese particularly, so I used shredded cheddar. I think there is way too much sugar, so I cut that back to a couple of teaspoons (the carrot is a natural sweetner, anyway, so less sugar can be used). When I mixed the cream of chicken soup with the noddles, I also added additional shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream. Voila! We love, love, love this recipe, and it gets served frequently. Wonderful comfort food! Great reheated, too.

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KATYPI

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2006

I've been making this recipe for years. I think the brown sugar in the meat mixture makes the dish. It's plain and simple, yet delicious. I do two things differently. One is add a chopped onion to the ground beef while I'm browning it. Two, I also prefer shredded cheddar cheese to the American cheese. Excellent dish!

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Marsha

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Rolling Meadows, Illinois, USA

Living In: Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2008

I have been making this recipe for about 20 years, we grew up with it. except instead of layering it we mix it all together on top the stove, just untill its hot. It cuts your cooking time in half. and we also like corn in it as well. It is so good!!

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Stacy J

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Orem, Utah, USA

Living In: Holladay, Utah, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2006

The first time I made it I followed the recipe exactly an thought it was only okay. The second time I made it, I decreased the amount of brown sugar and used cream of mushroom instead of cream of chicken. It was much better the second time I made it. In fact several have asked for the recipe!

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tgr68

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2006

I wasn't too impressed with this. I followed the recipe exactly and it was dry. The flavor would have been better if it was moister. Can't think of any way to improve it, maybe add more soup?

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RAE67

Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2007

My husband and I both enjoyed this casserole very much! However, where we live I do have to often substitute ingredients. On this recipe, I used a combination of gouda and cheddar cheeses (american and cheddar are both less common here) and I used elbow macaroni noodles instead of egg noodles. I think the egg noodles would have been nicer for casserole appearance, but the flavor was so good. After eating the leftovers the next evening, my husband told me I have to make this again soon! =)

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ROACH921

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Living In: Reykjavík, Höfuðborgarsvæði, Iceland

Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2006

My family didn't like this. The brown sugar make's it taste too sweet. Guess it could be made without the sugar.

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Inge D.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: West Lawn, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2006

When i made this the first time it was a "What do I have I can throw together?" kind of night. I never really follow recipes exactly and that night I made it that night with cream of potato instead of chicken. I also used regular macaroni noodles and most cheese. It was so fantastic my husband took it to work and his coworkers all asked abotu it.

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Janejaner

Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2007

I made this recipe to use up some of my canned soups, and my husband loved it! He asks for it often. We like to double the meat/sauce mixture for a heartier flavor.

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Koreagirl

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2006

When I first made this, I found it bland and it had a weird taste to it. So I made it another time and doctored it up with some mushrooms, basil and hot pepper flakes. This time it wasn't bland, but it still had a weird taste to it. I think it was the tomato soup, so maybe if this was changed to sauce it would taste better. I'm not too sure, but not willing to try making it again. Sorry.

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