Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2012

A very easy dish to throw together. I did saute the leeks with the onion and a couple of cloves of garlic. I didn't have green chile peppers so I added some ground chili powder, it still needed something more in seasoning though. I also added some nutmeg to the mashed potatoes as another reviewer suggested. This was nice to layer by using leek mixture, ground beef mixture, mashed potatoes and finally the cheese and cooked ham.

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Cathy G.

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Thorold, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2011

in a word - wow! so easy to make and I couldn't keep any leftovers long enough to call them my own. My husband loved this and even my six year old (who tends to be finicky) was eating enough for two. I made it for the first time last week and have already received two "strongly hinted suggestions" via my spouse that I really should make it again...lol Thanks for a fantastic recipe Brigit! (btw - my small alterations includes ommitting the chile and the red peppers as well as the ham)...this is just one of those dishes that if you don't havethe ingredients around (as was my case), all of the other great things about it make up for it! Definately a do-over!

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Johanna

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Living In: Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2011

Excellent recipe. Very easy to make and bf came back for thirds. :) I followed the suggestion to layer it leeks/ground beef/mashed potatoes/cheese + ham style and it came out looking great.

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vakhanka

Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2010

This is good however, I have made this when I lived in the Netherlands and its typically a very basic recipe....mashed potatoes w/ some nutmeg, sauteed leeks w/ garlic and onion, and some dutch cheese on top before some fine bread crumbs go on top of that.

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michellew

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2010

The meat part of this dish was rather bland, but overall my husband really liked it. Therefore I will try this again but add a few more herbs to the meat mixture to give it more flavour.

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Chicken

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Living In: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2010

This turned out nicely. I took the advice of another reviewer by microwaving the potatoes and sauteing the leeks to save time. I also added a bit more seasoning and salt to taste.

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TASTYFREAKS

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2010

This was very good and simple, however i didnt have any ham, so i used bacon, and it added a little extra flavour. I also added garlic to my mashed potatoes..

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Jennifer Gartner

Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2009

I am dutch and i remember my mom making this for my husband and me the day we arrived in holland for a 2 week stay, we both liked it very much and this recipe is very close like my mom made it thank you, we enjoyed this very much

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alie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2008

This is the best recipe!! I am from Holland and knew this dish already. We use to make it in 3 layers. first the leeks (not to cooked) than the meat and as last the potatoes. You get a nice brown crust on the patatoes. love it.

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CoenCramer

Reviewed: Aug. 28, 2008

I love this recipe. It's so easy to play with and add what you have in your kitchen (although I suppose that's the definition of casserole!). I have made it as is and I've also made it without the peppers and chilis and instead substituted some zucchini I had on hand. It was just as tasty.

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