Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2012

As someone else said, 4 stars for the ease of cooking the noodles in the sauce but 3 stars as written. I tasted the sauce about halfway through and I found it to be lacking in flavor. I ended up throwing in red pepper flakes, some garlic salt (in addition to the garlic powder, but I love garlic), and some ancho chile powder. As you can tell I like things spicy. :) With the added spices, I enjoyed it much more. I would say doctor this up with whatever spices you prefer, but I do think it needs additional flavoring. As-is, it was somewhat bland. I also added some fresh spinach in a minute or so before the onion and mushrooms were done cooking both for color and for added nutritional value. Next time I'll add more - it made for a very pretty dish!

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Reviewed: Jul. 24, 2011

This was delicious and super easy. I used 8oz of canned mushrooms and 1 cup of marinara sauce instead of plain tomato sauce (just because it's what I had on hand). I'm definitely adding this to our regular rotation and think there are lots of possibilities to customize it -- add sausage next time, maybe?

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Liz N.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Columbus, Georgia, USA

Living In: Kennesaw, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2009

This was easy and quite tasty as well.

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Charlene

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2009

super easy and super good! i thought it would be so ordinary, but it was surprisingly tasty. the only things i did different were to decrease the cook time once the noodles were added to 12 minutes. also, when it was finished, i added lots of shredded mozzarella. this is so inexpensive to make too!

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JLP79

Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2008

This meal was made out of desperation because there was "nothing to eat" and I wasn't expecting much, but it was excellent! It's easy and I'm sure I will make it again on a busy weeknight.

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Cooky McGee

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2008

This was really good. The only reason I gave it a 4 instead of a 5 is because it was a bit too sweet for us. Next time I make this I won't add the sugar. It is a 5/5 with no sugar. I use canned mushrooms and fresh garlic. Also I use a regular pot, not a nonstick, and haven't had any problem with sticking at all.

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twintoddlers

Reviewed: Jun. 7, 2008

We love this - it's quick, easy & great for adjusting to your own likes - you can add almost anything!

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Nep2nfly

Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2008

I took others advice & put in more spices than it called for, and maybe that was my bad. I have never had any luck with tomato based sauces before anyway so it could just be me, but I would not recommend this recipe to anyone.

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BrandieB

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Orem, Utah, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2008

This was good! My family thought it needed more seasoning. Will make again.

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Jess

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2007

4 Stars because the concept is so simple. Three for taste with the recipe as is. I had to double the spices, because the first time I thought it was too blah (but I like LOTS of flavor). Next time I will also top with cheese and then it will definitely go in our rotation.

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