This recipes was just OK. Looked really good. But, lacked flavor.

Pretty good. A different flavor for the typical ground beef dinner. I have a hard time coming up with ways to use hamburger, but this was good. Will make again.

This is a fantastic recipe that is relatively easy to make. It has great flavor and is inexpensive.

My kids loved this. So did I. Quick and easy to prepare.

Wow. This was absolutely delicious. Amazing what pinches of cinnamon and cloves can do. I used Hungarian Sweet Paprika instead of the usual bland variety. I added an additional potato, per other suggestions. Next time I might add a little more liquid, because the little bit of "gravy" I got this time was wonderful. I agree with LGHANSEN that cubing the potatoes would probably work with this, too.

I used a lb. of red potatoes sliced (but not peeled). I thought it was very good, but the potatoes didn't look very appetizing, and they didn't have much taste. The meat mixture was super tasty. Next time I would just cube the potatoes and mix them in with the meat.

Okay, I'll be honest I didn't like this dish at all but the same honesty means it deserves the 4 stars. It tasted good (just a bit too different), it was spicy (too spicy for me) and it was easy to make without lots of costly or unusual ingredients. The only reason I won't give it 5 is because of my own preferneces, my Dad and brother loved it. My husband didn't mind it. I was okay with it other than it was too spicy. Unfortunately, it was a failure with my mother and daughters.

This is a great recipe. It is easy and versatile and uses ingredients that are generally on hand. It also doesn't dirty every dish in the cupboard. The flavour combination is superb and intense. Just the small bit of cream adds a perfect richness. This one definately goes into my dinner rotation. Thanks.

Really tasty dish! The only variations I made on the recipe was a bit less salt and pepper. I probably could have used more cinnamon and cloves too but was a little nervous about what that would add to a savory dish. It tasted great though. I also cooked the meat and drained the grease and then added the veggies to the meat rather than cooking them separately. Served it with rice like some of the reviews suggested and my husband almost preferred the rice with the meat to the potatoes. But the potatoes were good and I don't think it needed too many more of them to make the dish great on it's own. The rice did help to soak up some of the juices from the meat so you didn't loose any of the tasty goodness. :) Will make again.

wonderful dish! enjoyed by the whole family. If you are looking for something other than your typical dishes, this is the one! I followed the recipe exactly!

Really yummy but the kids HATED it.

I REALLY liked this one! There is so much flavor to it! The only thing I left out was the celery since the poor stuff was quite wilted and sick looking in my fridge! (It did go straight into the trash by the way!!!) Anyway....I added a touch more red wine, I chooped baby carrots instead of shredding one, 4 potatoes and a little extra cinnamon. There is something so devine about mixing beef with flavors like cinnamon...I love it! Hubby is a huge meat and potatoes kind of guy and he went to town on this dish! There weren't any leftovers! This will be a regular at my house....but will be known as the garbage dish.....I had part of a pepper, part of an onion, a small amount of red wine from the night before, potatoes that needed to be used up.....and this dish used up all the leftover stuff so I didn't have to toss it! Great flavor! Thanks for sharing!

Wonderful -smells at 6 stars - even better than it tastes at 5 stars. Use very lean ground beef. Add two cloves garlic, part with the ground beef to be ground, part with the vegetables when cooked. Add 2.5 times potatoes - about 1/2 chopped in smallish cubes in the mix of ground beef and vegetables, plus bit more spices and wine. I simply pushed the ground beef to the side after browning and cooked the vegetables on the other side of the pan... YUM -This left the most wonderful taste in our mouths for over an hour afterwards and made the whole house smell good.

This was very good I only changed the bell pepper to red bell peppers it was great oh I also added some garlic powder.

This recipe doesn't have that WOW factor, but it is interesting. Interesting good I would say. It is quick to make...I had it in the oven within 20 minutes. I did make a few changes. I didn't bother with the olive oil, because the dripping from the beef were sufficent to do the vegetables. I cut the black pepper down to 1/4 tspn and reduced the red pepper flakes to a pinch based on the reviews I read that the dish was spicy. Even with those reductions the dish had plenty of spice, but also stayed "kid friendly" for my 4 and 6 year old. I also doubled the salt and added garlic powder. The 2 tblsn of half and half cream you add at the end of preperation seemed not to really contribute any real taste or texture ( cream-like )quality to the dish, so when I make this again, I will probably omit it. Also next time I make this recipe I will add more potatos, because the ratio potatos/meat is heavily on the meat side. I think I will cube 1 or 2 potatos mixing it up with the beef and still using sliced potatos for the top and bottom.

Cooked the veggies in with the meat while browning the beef, otherwise did not change a thing and we loved it.

This was really, really good and best of all I had every thing in my pantry. It reminded me of Greek mousaka with the cinnamon, nutmeg and ground beef. It was interesting, but in a good way. There were a couple of things I did a little different from the original recipe. I browned the beef and then put the veggies and seasonings in (I would have liked to have figured out how to do it in one pan, but didn't want to press my luck). I couldn't figure out why you needed to take the beef out or add the extra oil. It turned out just fine. Next time I would only use one rib of celery and cut it up fine since my onion and red pepper (didn't have green) were chopped up fine. I also didn't have any half and half, but I had sour cream and I added 2 tablespoons and it was fine. This was fast and easy and tastey. This is a keeper. Thanks for sharing!

This dish was wonderful! Spicy, but Ohhh so good. I made a few changes, no half & half so I added cream of celery soup, and I didnt have celery so I omited them, & doubled the carotts. I also used 1/2lb of ground beef, and used an extra potato and added a SWEET POTATO. Very Tasty will make again and again!!!

We enjoyed the combination of spices and vegetables in this dish. Something that I will make again but reduce the amount of "juice" from the ground beef next time.