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Serbian Ground Beef, Veggie, and Potato Bake

“My boyfriend lived in Serbia for 3 years and always begs me to recreate some of his favorite dishes. Based on his sketchy explanations and a little research into Eastern European spices, I concocted this hearty and slightly spicy bake with ground beef, paprika, and vegetables like celery and peppers. Great with a glass of red wine!”

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2009

Other than substituting (a little too much) ground cayenne for the red pepper flakes, I prepared this exactly as directed. This was very simple and an interesting change of pace. Thanks for sharing.

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Judy7905

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Living In: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2009

I doubled the recipe to use 2 lbs. of ground beef (except I used 4x the amount of potatoes called for. We had enough to feed 4 people, with leftovers for my lunch. Ordinarily, this would have fed at least 8 people; we were pigs. My gosh, it is delicious. We each ate way too much, but we couldn't help ourselves. I had a hard time putting the leftovers away instead of eating them, but there simply was no more room in my stomach. I made a spice cake with caramel frosting for dessert. That remained untouched until today, quite remarkable since I have 4 teens and a husband with the world's biggest sweet tooth. Thank you, Amanda1432, for posting this recipe.

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RoughlyCollie

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Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2009

I made this dish for my husband, I don't eat meat, so this is pretty much his review. He found this dish fantastic, and usually he doesn't give 5 stars that easy. Anyway, I omitted the celery because I didn't have any, but other than that I follow the recipe exactly as is. I want to try this dish with chicken next time. Thanks for the recipe!

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Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2009

This was a winner for everyone, even my three year old (with ketchup, of course). We all wished there was more.

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geri

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Living In: Washingtonville, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 18, 2009

Wish there was a 10 star option!! I didn't have high hopes for this - it's a casserole, for cryin' out loud - but between my 4 year old and myself, we finished the whole pan! I made some MINOR changes - I added a drizzle of honey after I mixed the veggies, meat, and spices for a touch of sweet, and I added a drizzle of cream to the bottom of the casserole dish before i layered the potatoes and then antoher drizzle to the top layer of taters, just so they'd get soft. Also seasoned the taters w/ salt and pepper. Word of warning - once you take the first scoop out, it starts to look kinda gross.. doesn't matter! Tastes SO GOOD!

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MomZilla (Evin)

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Living In: Austin, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2009

I didn't expect the hubby to give as much praise as he did over this recipe; he isn't usually excited about casseroles. The changes I made were to use mushrooms in-place of the peppers and I mixed in about 2T of flour into the meat mixture to thicken it up a bit. :)

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Traci's Kitchen

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Living In: Modesto, California, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2009

This recipe is awesome! I have already recommended it to friends and family. I hate when someone changes the recipe extensively and then rates it lower. The first time I made this, I made it exactly as listed, except for the hot pepper (which my family doesn't like) and it was excellent. My husband and picky kids ate all of it and raved. The second time I made a few adjustments to better suit our family - I peeled and cubed the potatoes and added quite a few more, as well as adding them to the veggies in the skillet. I lessened the amount of pepper, as well as omitting the red pepper again, but that was about it. Be sure to use a good dash of the cinnamon and cloves - it does make a big difference and you will thank yourself for it when you take the first bite!! This dish is so yummy and as been added to my weekly dinner rotation, due to the frequent begging I get to make this dish!! Thanks!!

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Clay

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Home Town: Norwich, Connecticut, USA

Living In: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2009

This is an interesting recipe. Kind of like a Moussaka without the eggplant. I really enjoyed making it and it was very tasty. Thank you for haring it. (I will make this again and possibly add a little tomato paste)

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PIPERCAT99

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Reviewed: Aug. 20, 2009

Made this with veggie crumbles and was FANTASTIC. I felt the meat/veggie mixture was a bit dry without the beef juices so I added a splash more each of water, wine, and half and half. Needed to cook for about 55 minutes to get the potatoes soft. Turned out AMAZING. Loved the flavors.

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Amy

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Home Town: New Ulm, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2009

I've never cooked with cinnamon and beef, but this was easy, economical and very tasty! I took the suggestion of others and added two diced potatoes, and one more carrot, to the beef and veggie mix. I also completely drained the beef after browning, then used the same pan to saute veggies. Next time, and there will be a next time, I think steamed white rice will be better to serve along side rather than additional potatoes. Lastly, my fiance grated Parmesan on top which sealed the deal for him. Of course he would grate that on top of ice cream if I let him.

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DORITAC

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Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2009

DEEEE-LISH! This dish was so tasty and very different. I loved the spices and added more like a double-pinch to mine. I didn't have celery and it was still divine! I had to add some salt which helped bring out the spices a little more. Next time I will use a much leaner ground beef. Goes perfect with Red Wine. My hubby gave it a 10...and he's a tough critic!

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Reviewed: Jul. 20, 2009

not sure how something can be bland and really spicy at the same time but this recipe does it. I fixed it up with fresh grated pecorino rmano cheese at serving and it was ok then. Would not make again, too many other good recipes out there.

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Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2009

To my shock, my family raved about this dish. It was very good, but in a house of picky eaters, I was surprised. Definitely a keeper.

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Dancingdonna

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Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2009

This was just okay. We really weren't that crazy about it, but it was something different. I did up all the spices and omitted the red wine (didn't have any), used milk instead of half & half and added a tad of tomato paste for flavor. It was just okay. Not bad, but not good. Definetly need to add some liquid to the dish...mine kind of dried out and i had to add the water (maybe by beef was too lean ??-93/7). Anyways, just average in my opinion, but could see how some would like it.

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themrs720

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Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2009

Pretty good, nice spices.(was a little worried about the cloves and cinnamon)I tried to follow the recipie exactly, but I didn't have wine, and replaced the crushed red peppers with garlic. I also did the potato part a little different. I sliced and boiled 6 med. potatoes, then arranged it like a shepards pie. That is what it was kinda like, but without the gravy, and next time I'll add flour and more cream to make it like that.

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WERFLY

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Living In: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2009

Our absolute favorite dish! We make this at least once a week with few, if any, leftovers. The only thing that makes it better is red pepper rather than green.

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sarah

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Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2009

My husband and I love this!

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summerXrain

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Living In: New Britain, Connecticut, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2009

I really enjoyed this. A bit of a different taste with a tiny kick. Really interesting mix of flavor.

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Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2009

We loved this dish! Wasn't sure about the cinnamon/clove addition, but it is a great flavor in this dish. The only changes I made were to add 2 crushed cloves of garlic & to increase the liquid a bit. Otherwise as written. Nicely spicy. Next time I may uncover for the last half of cooking to brown the top a bit. My husband asked that we make it again soon! Thank you amanda!

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CMUCKEY

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Home Town: Spencer, Iowa, USA

Living In: Henderson, Nevada, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 11, 2009

This was not that great. It was not bad - but I will not be making it again. The potatoes on top an bottom were very bland and I didn't think the cinnamin went well with the flavors at all.

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