Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

Delicious when using 1tsp of garlic, salt and 1/2 tsp pepper, as well as the addition of drained canned corn and green beans. I've made this twice already! Took other reviewers' advice and baked fries ahead of time. I noticed while adding the golden mushroom and cheddar cheese soup that the combination of these 2 soups with the ground beef and pasta would be a tasty and easy alternative to Hamburger Helper.

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2009

Great for the Kids. Added a bit of Chili Pwdr for a kick and took this to a family reunion and NO left overs. That speaks for itself.

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2009

A good combo and worked well for the family! :) The kids enjoyed it as much as we did. :)

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Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2009

This was so delicious! I made a few slight changes to this recipe just based on what I had on hand. Here is what I did: I browned the ground beef in the skillet, then added about a tsp of Lipton dry onion soup mix (b/c I was out of onion) and mixed that around really well. Then I added 1 can of cream of mushroom soup (not golden, b/c I didn't have it) and about half a jar of Cheesy Ragu double cheddar sauce. I let that start to bubble then added a couple dashes of garlic powder. I transferred the mixture to a casserole dish and layered with frozen tator tots across the top. I put it in the oven at 450 degrees for about 20 min, adding shredded cheddar cheese to the top for the last 2 min. The tater tots were the perfect crispness and not the least bit soggy. I have had that can of cream of mushroom soup forever b/c neither I nor my husband particularly like it. I was afraid to use it for this but decided to give it a shot, and I'm very glad I did. The flavors mixed perfectly togther. We were both surprised at how yummy this easy dish was!

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Rachel

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Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2009

I was very suprised at how delicious this recipe was. I followed the directions and used the specified ingredients and I actually found it very salty. I also added some chopped bacon with the soups because I like bacon on my cheeseburger and I chose the SUPER crispy fries and layered them with the shredded cheese so the steam could escape and they were not at all soggy, they were crisp and perfect! I will definately make this often! Next time I will try replacing the mushroom soup with tomato, just to have a change.

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Reviewed: Aug. 5, 2009

I really enjoyed this ! I used chopped red onion, added a few squirts of hot sauce just for a bite and added a cup of shredded cheddar to the mix. I then topped with crispy crowns vs. frenchfries. Once the crispy crowns were cooked, I topped with a cup of shredded cheddar and baked until melted. Very fun, comfy food ! (Almost forgot,, I used cream of mushroom soup and seasoned with McCormick California Garlic salt- has parsley added)

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Wickie

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Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2009

this was good ,i fix this with frozen california blend vegatables.i put the vegetables on top of the meat then the fries or tots and cheese

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jenny

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Reviewed: May 2, 2009

I made this for my husband and two boys...they liked it, but didn't think it was very special. I on the other hand thought it was easy and quick to throw together I also tasted it and it was pretty good to me. Tastes like cheese fries. :)

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Jen Man

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Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2009

The only alteration I made was to prebake the fries as others suggested. I thought this was awesome! My kids picked at it but they are very challenging kids in terms of being picky!

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CONNIEMarie

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Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2009

Pretty darn good! Based on some reviews I made some changes: substituted the golden mushroom soup with tomato, added some shredded cheese to the meat, and topped with tater tots that had already been cooking about 10 minutes. I did not experience the blandness issue that some had, but I think that was due to the tomato soup, which was a stellar suggestion. It tasted sorta like a less spicey, cheesy sloppy joe. I gave 4 stars because my daughter (5) didn't like it much. She ate all the tots but didn't like the meat. Husband hasn't weighed in, yet. Also, because it's not all that convenient - next time I will make the meat stuff on the stove and the tots in the oven, and just plate them together. I'll let you know how well it reheats.

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Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2009

I loved this recipe and so did my son. My husband said it was a little bland, but tasted ok to me. My husband did however eat leftovers of this (he hates leftovers), so well done!!!

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Reviewed: Mar. 22, 2009

LOVED IT!!! But I did switch out the cream of mushroom for tomato soup. I also like many others cooked my fries for 10min before putting them on the meat mixture and will probly even cook them longer next time because I like my fries crispy. It's something different and easy! And my husband loved it... as did I.

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Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2009

This was a good "kid Friendly" meal. It was easy to prepare, it tasted pretty good. I do recommend adding a lot of seasoning while cooking the meat,and I also agree with pre-cooking the fries...it definitley made them crispy.

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Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2009

this was good sort of greasy but good next time I may drain some of the grease of the casserole have way through cooking. Seasoned steak fries work the best no sogginess here. Thanks

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Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2008

This is definetly a keeper with the following changes. Since no one else in the house will eat mushrooms I used 2 cans of cheddar as others have done. I put lines of ketchup and mustard on top of the hamburg soup layer. Then the almost done extra crispy fries and and tore up 4 pieces of the already cooked bacon and then the cheese. Only things I would change next time is use 3 pds of hamburg because one can of soup is not enough but 2 cans is just too sloppy for 2 pds. And I would put the meat/soup/ketchup/mustard/ in the oven to heat well before adding the french fries and cheese. The hamburg didn't seem hot enough for us till we got it dished up and sat down to eat. IF you want to re-heat it next day put it in the oven covered with foil. Others have complained it got soggy re-heating it and I bet they tried to use the microwave.

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Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2008

Kind of bland but easy dish. I substituted cream of mushroom for the golden mushroom as others said (and because I didn't have golden mushroom). Took advice of cooking fries first and they were good but the dish was missing something. May try to make again once I figure out how to change it up.

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Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2008

I didn't add the cream of mushroom soup. I used only 1 pound of meat with i can of cheddar cheese soup. I did bake my fries beforehand. My ENTIRE family loved it. My husband was skeptical because really, it doesn't look all that great. But after having a helping, he asked for seconds and thirds. Most importantly, my kids loved it.

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Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2008

Quick and Easy and kid friendly. I did make a few changes like others have listed. I pre-cooked tater tots. I did not use cream of mushroom soup and used 2 cans of the cheese soup. I used minced garlic when frying the meat and onion and added the salt & pepper then. I only heated the casserole enough to melt the cheese (only about 1 cup) b/c everything was already hot and I had a lot of cheese in the meat mixture. Thanks for sharing

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