Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

I also baked the meatballs in the oven for 15 minutes instead of frying. I omitted the onion soup mix and used Italian-style bread crumbs and added 1/2 teaspoon salt to meat. I only had cream of potato soup on hand for the sauce, and also added 1/2 t. salt, 1/2 t. basil (which really added to the flavor), and a dash of liquid smoke. Instead of baking in the oven for 1 1/2 hours, I stuck the layers in my slow cooker and put it on high for 4 hours. It tasted really good! Next time I will probably add a 1/2 lb. ground sausage to 1 lb. ground beef for additional flavor. Otherwise, it tasted great with these changes!

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Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2009

This was pretty good. I followed the suggestion of many reviews and baked the meatballs for 15 minutes at 425. To the meatballs I added sauteed onion,celery and garlic. I didn't have any soup mix. I had 1 pound of ground beef, so I used only 3 potatoes. I sliced them very thin. Added fresh green beans and crumbled up bacon. Baked for 1 hr. and 15 minutes at 350 degrees. I will make this again.

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Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2009

It was pretty good. But, next time I'll salt the potatoes first, they were lacking a bit in flavor. My tweaking to the original recipe was that I used Italian bread crumbs (the meatballs tasted great), I baked the meatballs, and I used fresh ground black pepper instead of paprika.

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Ana S.

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Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2008

A great simple supper recipe. I made it just as directed. Next time I will bake the meatballs in the oven, as other readers suggested. They are just a pain to try to turn and fry evenly in a frying pan. The only thing I found wrong with this recipe was that my potatoes were still hard after an hour. I will nuke them in the microwave first next time. I ended up baking the dish for 1 1/2 hours and there were still some crunchy potatoes. The flavor was good I thought. Not too bland, but I did add some pepper to the creamy celery soup and milk mixture. Will use again as a weeknight supper. Served with green beans, homemade biscuits, and fruit cocktail.

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Reviewed: Sep. 6, 2008

This dish was okay, but not great. I put the meatballs in the overn at 425 degrees for fifteen minutes as another reviewer recommended. I also used cheddar cheese soup instead of of cream of celery soup. This was a lot like something my mom used to make, except that she spread the ground beef over and under the potatoes instead of making it into meatballs. I'd recommend microwaving the potatoes a bit before putting them into the casserole. I added additional time to the original baking time and some of the potatoes still were not done.

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Sheri S.

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Home Town: Novato, California, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2008

The idea of this was good but following the recipe pretty much but with a few extra herbs & spices in the meatballs we found it very bland. It really needed something more in with the can of soup on the top of it. The meat was fine but the rest needed spicing up. May make it again but will use different canned soup. Maybe tomato for a completely different flavour but at least it will have some!

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2008

We love this recipe. I did follow it exactly, with the exception of browning the meatballs in the frypan. I did them in the oven and they came out great. Otherwise, for spiceness, I added salt and pepper, and way extra paprika. So very good, and easy to make. Best of all, it takes just a few ingredients that you almost always have on hand. Tip: Don't be afraid to add spices, it is bland, but, that just allows you to play around with how spicy you want it to be. Enjoy!! Thanks Sonya.

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Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2007

I followed the recipe exactly. It was incredibly bland. I wish I had made meatballs with my own spices, and real onions, rather than commercial soup mix seasoning. I feel this casserole needs--I don't know--mushrooms, onions, carrots, chili pepper flakes, the colour and flavour of some tasty vegetable, something, anything, to elevate it into a memorable dish.

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2007

This recipe was very delicious and easy to make. I baked the meatballs in the oven as suggested. It was simply to put together and tasted delicious. Thanks for the recipe.

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2007

This was really good. Like the others, I nuked my potatoes for 4 minutes and baked the meatballs. I also added cheddar cheese soup instead of cream of celery and a can of green beans. You can really do anything you like to this one. Baked the whole thing at 400 for 35minutes. Thanks Sonya!

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Reviewed: May 8, 2007

I agree with YUMMY on browning the meatballs in a 425 oven for 15 minutes. It was great to do it that way without having to worry about turning them over, and by the time they were browned my potatoes were sliced and ready to throw all together. Great meal.

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Cathy G.

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Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2007

My family really like this and it was so easy. Rather then browning the meatballs on the stove top I put them on a cookie sheet and popped them in the oven at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. While they cooked I peeled and slice my potatoes... a great time saver.

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Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2007

This was absolutly delicious! The only thing is the meatballs were kind of a pain to try and brown as it was hard to turn them on their sides. I did not have to brown them very long, everything cooked through real well. A great recipe!!

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