Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2011

I doubled the amount of tomato products and I'm glad I did so. The original recipe must be very dry. Also doubled the amount of seasoning and it could have used more. A nice goulash recipe if you don't have a jar of spaghetti sauce handy.

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BARNKITTY

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2010

Quick and easy weeknight throw-together! Needs a lot more seasoning. I used tomato puree and a can of diced tomatoes. Perfect thickness to hold on to the noodles.

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ShawnaRae

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Mission Valley, Texas, USA

Living In: Goliad, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2010

I only had one and a half pounds of ground beef so I just used that. I quadrupled the italian seasoning at least the spices and added a large can of organic tomato sauce to make it a little wetter. I didn't use a full pound of cheese just to cut back on the fat content, I used about 4 oz. shredded 2% sharp cheddar. This is just like goulash, or the one I was familiar with as a kid. I served this with Emergency Garlic Bread.

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Sarah Jo

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2010

Lacked flavoring...very bland! I might try it again just add bell peppers and maybe some tomatoes

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cin_373

Reviewed: Jul. 24, 2010

pretty good but not saucy enough for me.

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food guru

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2010

This was so yummy! Although I had to leave the onion out and mix a few of my seasonings since I didn't have italian seasoning, it was still great. My husband has never liked any kind of pasta or Italian like food, but he gobbled it up and went back for seconds!

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JazzyRose

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: North Hollywood, California, USA

Living In: Santa Maria, California, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 16, 2010

Great taste! I did think the sauce was a little thick so I ended up adding the rest of a 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes. I also only used 1 lb of ground beef and not quite a pound of shredded cheese. Mixed half the cheese into the pasta and the rest on top. Be careful when placing under the broiler that you watch it closely. 5 minutes was almost too long for mine and it was set to LO. Makes great leftovers!

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Catlin

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Mcpherson, Kansas, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2010

tasted fine, more like an italian pasta bake than anything else. I was hoping for a different flavor, so I was disappointed. But, the flavor was good, so I would make if I were in the mood for italian.

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C_WHITES_

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2010

This tastes a lot like the "taco bake" recipe here on AR but slightly less good. This is not very saucy, and is a very understated dish. It's pretty good, but since it's so similar to the taco bake recipe (which is great) I'll probably scrap this one. =P

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AndrewsCuteCook

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Whittier, California, USA

Living In: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 4, 2010

This was good and fairly easy to fix; I scaled to 5 servings. The changes I made were using rotini pasta, Italian style tomatoes and adding a dash of worcershire to the sauce. I mixed half of the cheese into the dish, sprinkled the other half on top... :)

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