Reviewed: Aug. 5, 2009

Like most others, I was unsure of how this dish would be received. I have kids ranging in age from 10 to 18. They all loved it. I did make a couple changes. I used sloppy joe sauce instead of tomato sauce. I also lined the bottom of the pan with flattened crescent rolls. So, it was almost like an open pot pie. Everyone loved it!! A word of caution: the rolls rise quite a bit, so i may try a pizza dough next time.

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Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2009

At first I wasn't sure about this recipe, but I had no reason to doubt. We used Bush's Country style baked beans with sauce. Awesome!!! We added salt, pepper, sauted onion & garlic. Only had a can of tomato soup & that worked great. Loved it & am cooking again. :)

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Living In: Richmond Hill, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2008

I have to be honest here...when I looked at the ingredients all I could think of was "yuk." BUT, I read the great reviews and needed something relatively quick for dinner, so I tried it. I apologize for anything 'bad' I ever thought about this! It's really, really good! You can't tell there are beans in it (for those of you who, like me, who "yukked" at that part) and my husband, who's a little picky but a good sport about 'new recipes' loved it, too. (He went back for 3rds that night and took the rest for lunch the next day!). It's very filling, too. The only changes were that I made my own mashed (garden) potatoes, used the canned sloppy joe sauce instead of the tomato sauce and, being a vegetarian, I used the veggie version of the ground beef. I will make this again, for sure - no "yuks" this time!

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MableC.

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2008

YUMMY! This recipe definatly needs something extra to give it flavor. We added BBQ sauce and it made it fabulous! I think that Ranch style beans would be good as well, maybe chili powder. We also added corn and didnt bake it, just piled it up on our plates.

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Rachel Winsor

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Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2008

Actually I'd give this at least 3.5 stars, but there isn't an option to do so. This was quick and easy with pretty much everything already on hand. I'm not giving this any higher though because my family just wasn't really into it. I'm thinking it's just them though...as I enjoyed it and they really haven't raved about any casserole I've made. Hmmmm

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Beckyleigh

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Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2007

This dish is a great base and has so much potential, but alone, I felt it was too bland for our tastes. After sampling the meat mixture, I needed to add a lot of seasonings and then decided to throw in some Mexican spices. With that, it tasted really great, but I then added mushrooms and peppers only because I needed to get rid of them. Definitely try this guys and add your own touch if you feel it's needed. Thank you Maggie for a great start!

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LINDA MCLEAN

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Living In: Flanders, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2007

I changed a couple of things in this recipe just to use what I had on hand. I sauteed the onion before browning ground beef. I used Grandma Brown's Baked Beans. Instead of Cheddar cheese, I used Mexican string cheese (like Mozzarella); and, I used leftover real mashed potatoes. I think it came out quite good!

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JanM

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Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2007

ok so I've never tryed a recipe like this before I'm a very picky eater this was great!!!****** I didnt have tomatoe sauce so I use small V8 jucie 5.5 oz added acouple dashes of liquid smoke also did have veg. beans used maple baked beans I took advice and added Garlic Defiently a keeper thanks for the recipe!!!!!!!! might used more liquid smoke net time

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RagstoStitches

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Home Town: Ogden, Utah, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2007

The only thing we changed was we doubled the recipe (all except the potatoes - we left that amount the same) and it turned out PERFECT! Hubby and kids all said it's 'comfort food'. *Ü*

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Tricia B.

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Reviewed: Jul. 24, 2007

easy & satisfying, THX!

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Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2007

We loved it! Great for nights when you want to make something easy.

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Becky M.

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Reviewed: May 13, 2007

i didnt have corcestershire but it turned out good my husband loved it but the leftovers didnt get eaten

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Home Town: Dallas, Texas, USA

Living In: Misawa, Aomori, Japan

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Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2007

I thought this was very good. I took some of the other advice, and added garlic, and a can of corn. I used two packages of mashed potatoes. Filled the 13 X 9 perfectly.

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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2007

This is a keeper! Easy to make,quick to make. Perfect comfort food on cold winter nights. I followed "MaryHm" suggestions and included ranch style beans and corn to give it a more southwest flavor. I always use lots of garlic so had plenty of that in and have to say it was a hit!

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DENMAN

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Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2006

This is one of our family favorites!

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Rose

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2006

Our roomate loved it, but my boyfriend and I weren't too found of it. It was kind of bland and the ingredients didn't really go well together.

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Lisa~May

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2006

easy to make and a hit with the kids. add garlic for more flavor

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mentaha

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Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2006

Yum! I used Ranch Style Beans, a can of corn, and added sour cream and garlic to my homemade mashed potatoes. Everyone cleaned their plate!

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MARYHM

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Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2006

LOVE IT! wouldnt change a thing! This is a VERY big hit in my house :)

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Kim R.

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Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2006

Sorry, my husband and I just didn't particularly care for this recipe. Definitely needs more meat and less potatoes, and be sure to use firm mashed potatoes. Mine were a little runnier and it just didn't work well. If you have the time, make homemade mashed potatoes instead of boxed. Also, thought the beans gave the recipe a strange sweet taste.

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