Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2012

This was just ok. 2 out of 4 people liked it in my house. I followed the recipe exactly (save for making my own gravy). I kind of want to make it again but I have to think about how to make it better. I definitely won't add the cheese if I do (totally unnecessary).

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Passion

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2012

Used Ground extra lean ground beef, gravy, shells and cheese and it turned out way better than expected! Not too salty - amazing comfort food.

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arnandlor

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Orangeville, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2011

This was actually very bland for me. I was hoping the gravy and horseradish would give it more flavor, but I was disappointed.

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Stout

Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2011

I've been wanting to try this recipe for over a year and finally made it for dinner tonight. Yes, I did my own thing with it, but not too drastically different from the original recipe. I only wanted to make 1/2 a recipe because I used leftover roast that I had slow cooked with onion soup mix. I chopped that up and mixed it with the leftover gravy I had on hand. Being a little leary of it being too hot for the kids, I only used a big squirt of horseradish which I actually mixed in with the meat/gravy mixture. I stuffed my shells with this mixture. Poured some jarred gravy over top and then topped with shredded cheddar cheese. I actually did not have enough meat mixture to use up all of the 1/2 box of shells that I had boiled, I had about 5 leftover. I finished them up in the oven as directed. These were good, but need something else to add some flavor...maybe some sauteed onions and garlic and some other herbs. It was a great use for leftover roast beef and gravy though! Thanks CNM for the recipe!

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Dottie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Dover, Delaware, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2010

These were a nice change from the usual dinner. I skipped the horseradish for personal preference. I did find it to be pretty salty - probably from the deli meat and jarred gravy combo. My fiance does want to try it again with other combinations of meats and gravies.

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KPLATKY

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Takoma Park, Maryland, USA

Living In: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2010

This was hard to rate. Made as the recipe is printed. That is sounded interesting and would be good. Lot of work for little reward. Was kinda bland.

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RACHEL1070

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2010

Sorry... this was bland. Now, in the recipe's defense, I thought it sounded odd to use deli roast beef, so I actually put a roast in the crock pot with the gravy and let that sit all day, and then shredded the beef and used THAT kind of beef to fill the shells. I did use the horseradish, more gravy, and shredded cheese just like the recipe called for, but honestly, the overall effect was just bland to me. Even with the "kick" of the horseradish, the meal was flavorless. No one in my family liked it -- they just tolerated it, and then politely asked me not to make it again. Won't be trying this one again -- too much work for too little reward. Oh well!

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TENSMOM

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2010

I am sorry to have to say but I thought these were awful . no one in my family would eat them. It was difficult to even give it 1 star , but had to pick one

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Dawn

Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2010

These were just ok.. I used gouda cheese. I brought some over to my mother in law and she ended up taking them out of the shells. she said she couldn't get past the roast beef in the pasta shells. seeing as how i pretty much only cook for my family and not myself, i don't know if i will be making this again.

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Mrs.Chandler

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Milford, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 16, 2010

Surprisingly good. I cut this down to one 7 oz. pkg. of roast beef (which is all I had) and it filled 12 jumbo shells. I used 2 pkgs. of brown gravy mix and made them according to directions. I made homemade horseradish sauce (AR recipe) and was really sparing on it since I wasn't sure we would even like this dish with it. I'm glad I used it, it really enhanced the dish and this would have been rather boring without it, but the amount called for is way too much for us. My husband said I could serve this one again. This wasn't fancy or really all that impressive, but it was different and good on it's own. 04-10-2012 UPDATE: This has turned out to be one of my hubby's favorite and most requested dishes. He'd rate this a 5. I have enjoyed it as well, but it still isn't one of my favorites.

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