Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2009

My kids loved this! I just thought it was a little bland...probably would help to salt the water for the noodles, and the ground beef. I actully used venison; worked perfectly.

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Reviewed: May 26, 2008

I just made this today for dinner. It was delicious, my hubby loved it too :) I didn't have any corn, or taco sauce so I used some salsa and a little bit of chili powder instead. My can of chili had cheddar chz in it, so I didn't put any on top, just some american chz that I had. I also only used 1 lb. of meat-and it was plenty.

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Irene

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Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2007

I used taco seasoning rather then taco sauce as suggested by other reviewers. I also used penne pasta since I didn't have egg noodles on hand. My husband said there wasn't enough cheese. The flavor was kind of bland. Couldn't give this recipe a rave review. It was just alright.

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KICKCHICK99

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Reviewed: May 15, 2007

My family really liked this. I added tace seasoning to the meat and added 2 cups of cheese.

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Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2007

This recipe really deserves 5 stars, but I altered it some! No celery, but did saute the onion w/meat. Used Mexican style stewed tomatoes, added a few shakes of chili powder, s&p, garlic & onion powder. I let it simmer and tasted. Needed something, so used 1 beef bouillon cube to 1/2 cup water and let it simmer a little bit longer. PERFECT!!! Also I used the spiral noodles (Rotini) in the bottom of the casserole (cooked very aldente), then the chili mix and put plenty of cheese over the top. I baked 10 minutes covered and another 10 uncovered. My family devoured it, thank you so much for such a great recipe!

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Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2006

This recipe is so mch better than I expected. I made a few changes: I cooked the ground beef with taco seasoning rather than using taco sauce, I omitted the celery, used chili with beans, and used frozen corn rather than tinned. Very hearty!

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DITTYBEAR

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Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2006

I had a few decisions to make on the ingredients here, since the recipe wasn't entirely clear. For the chili: with beans or without? I chose "with". For the taco sauce: mild, medium or hot? I chose "medium". For the cheddar cheese: sharp or mild? I chose "mild". Should the can of corn be drained or not? I mostly drained it without thinking before I stopped myself - no big deal, I'm sure. For the egg noodles: wide or extra wide? I got the wide ones. Also, my can of tomatoes said only "diced" - presumably they were peeled too. I couldn't find a couple of the ingredient sizes in my store - 15.25 oz. can of corn instead of 15, and I used half of a 16 oz. package of egg noodles, since I've never seen an 8 oz. one. Anyhow, I'm compulsive about following recipes to the letter. It didn't say how long to simmer the meat/veggie mixture, so I just simmered it for "a while". It was pretty easy to make, but when all was said and done, I thought the dish was just okay. It was fairly saucy after only 20 minutes of baking - I would've liked it to be less so. And I would've liked a lot more cheese. It lasted me for four meals.

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Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2006

I give this 3 stars as written, because it was pretty boring until I made a few adjustments. First of all, I added some garlic powder, cumin, hot sauce, a splash of lime juice, and s&p. I used more cheese, and topped it with some roughly crushed Ranch-flavored chips. This was an unbelievably easy and very tasty meal. I would definitely make this again. Thanks, Sarah!

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Caroline C

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Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2005

I'd leave out the celery(it added nothing) and add even more cheese. It was really good and both my kids and hubby liked it! I used fresh garden tomaotes, which I feel added to the flavor. Even better days later as a leftover.

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Leanne

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Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2005

Very easy and very tasty! I used less onion and celery because I have a picky eater in my family. But even the picky eater had seconds!

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2003

this was awesome. the only thing I changed was that I sauteed the onion and celery in olive oil then added the beef. I was scared that the celery would be crunchy if I didn't. I also added a little salsa for a little extra punch! This is a wonderful weeknight meal...fast, easy and delicious! Thanks Sara!

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Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2003

Pretty good...I used Hunts caned tomatoes with onion celery & garlic....these mixes are very convinient...But it was even better the next day after I mixed in a bit of salsa.... Verry good for leftovers.. Thanks! C

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Reviewed: Aug. 3, 2003

This wasn't a favorite at our house. It was good but won't make again.

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Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2003

This recipe was easy and very yummy!! I would put extra cheese in mixed in the casserole. I served it with a dollup (sp?) of sour cream on each serving and with corn bread. I have recommended this recipe to several of my friends. thanks Sarah, Nicole

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Reviewed: May 21, 2003

This one gets mixed reviews in my house. He likes it but like it better when I add chili powder, I like it as it is.

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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2002

GREAT dinner idea!! We loved this. I don't care for egg noodles so I used shell noodles instead an increased the taco sauce (we used mild) to 3/4 cup to make it creamier. It tastes just as it was named...like chili...casserole style. Thanks Sarah for this easy and tasty dish. Will be making this again!

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