Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2003

I wanted to try this recipe since it was a lot like a canneloni dish my mom makes that takes all day to cook. I followed the recipe almost exactly except for using ricotta rather than cottage cheese. I found the meat mixture a little bland and next time I would spice it more. It was fast and easy though. My daughter also liked it, although my husband took one look and refused to eat it.

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Navy_Mommy

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Home Town: Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA

Living In: D'iberville, Mississippi, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2003

This is so bland. I added extra garlic and spices as noted in the other reviews as well as substituting ricotta for the cottage cheese, and this was still terrible. My husband also thought it was terrible. I would not make this again, EVER!!

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SAMMY96

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Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2003

made this one at the firehall. quick, easy, and super yummy. and lots to go around.

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Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2003

Just wanted to say that everyone in our family loved this recipe. The only thing that I did different was omitted the salt and oregano and added Italian Seasoning. I also lined a 9 x 13 baking dishing with half of a small jar of pizza sauce and then added the rest of the pizza sauce along with the tomato sauce to the ground beef mixture. Also, I didn't not have any ground beef at the moment and substituted ground veal. Next, time I think I'll try Italian sausage. Will be keeping this recipe as part of my list. Thanks for sharing.

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Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2003

Overall, this is a good recipe, but it was lacking something. I couldn't put my finger on it. My husband loved it - and he doesn't even like spinach. I will make this again, but I think that it would be more flavorful with Ricotta cheese instead of cottage cheese and instead of chopped garlic, I would just add garlic salt to the meat mixture. I believe the cottage cheese is more of a healthy alternative, but cottage cheese itself does not have much flavor - so that, in my opinion, is where it's lacking flavor.

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Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2003

I wish I could give this recipe 0 stars. I followed the recipe perfectly and I was expecting it to be really good. Too bad, it turned out to be VERY bland. I will not be making it again.

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ZKATIE

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Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2003

This is delicious! The one change I made was out of necessity-I didn't have two 8-oz. cans of tomato sauce, just one, so I used 8 oz. of an Italian Baking Sauce instead and it was fine. I added slightly more water to offset the chunkiness and thickness of the baking sauce. It was very nice and moist, didn't dry out like some pasta casseroles can. My husband had 3rds...and he does NOT like cottage cheese. I don't think he even knew it was one of the ingredients. Thanks for a great dish!

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Reviewed: Aug. 5, 2003

Sounded better than it was. Very bland; sorry, we simply like our foods highly flavored. Not a keeper for our family. I would suggest spaghetti sauce as one improvement; it needs several. Also, it was rather dry and needs more sauce.

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Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2003

Easy, easy, easy. Next time I make this, I think I will saute the onions first. Reminds me of lasagne. I would definitely make this again.

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Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2003

It waan't anything special. I thought the taste of the spinach was really overwhelming so I would suggest cutting back on that, maybe by half. Otherwise, easy and straightforward to make. I think this recipe needs something to kick it up a bit but I can't recommend what. Maybe feta cheese instead of cottage cheese. Or maybe another internal layer of mozzerella (never too much cheese). More garlic or oregano, you decide. This was not a keep and repeat recipe for my family.

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Reviewed: Jul. 24, 2003

We quite like this meal. The organo amount wasn't enough so, I added just a little bit more to the browned beef. It was simple to put together. Makes lovely and tasty leftovers! I used fettichini (sp?) instead of egg noodles, because I don't think you can buy them in this country. We liked it:)!

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Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2003

I thought this was pretty bland. (and I'm from Minnesota where most food is and tastes white)

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AUNTYANDY

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Reviewed: May 12, 2003

I needed a good meal to make for my dad and siblings while my mom was out of town, and this turned out to be a big hit! Like some other people, I substituted ricotta cheese for cottage cheese and used spaghetti sauce instead of tomato sauce. It wasn't all that difficult to make and everyone loved it. I would definitely recommend this recipe...I'm sure we'll be eating it again!

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Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2003

This was a pretty satisfying "fast" meal. I'd probably rate it 3 3/4 stars. When I make it again I'll cut the amount of spinach down to 8 oz., as the 10 oz was a bit much for a couple of our kids.I also substituted Ricotta for the cottage cheese. Overall, most of the family really liked it and went back for seconds!It's a keeper!

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Reviewed: Apr. 16, 2003

YIKES...I left out a very important part of submitting this recipe...Once you add all the ingrediants in the pan in step 3, you must let simmer for 15 to 30 minutes before adding the noodles...I think you all will find that improves it a bit...sorry for the inconvinence

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SARAH BOOTHE

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Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2003

Very good, I added some extra onion and extra cheese and I didnt happen to read that it is suppose to use ground beef so I just cut up the steak that i took out of the freezer. I added the garlic to the spinach and cheese mixture.

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2003

This was a good recipe and very very easy to make. The only problem I had was after I put it in the oven, I realized that the acutal directions don't say what to do with the 2 cloves of garlic. When it came out it did seem to be missing something, so I'm assuming the garlic probably could have gone in the spinach mixture. I would also like to try substituting spaghetti for the tomato sauce and ricotta for the cottage cheese. I will definetly make this again, though, and tweak it a bit. It still came out yummy, and it's definetly a way to spruce up plain old ground beef. It's leftover friendly too~ Thanks, Sarah!

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