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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: 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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MK!

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Living In: Edison, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: May 28, 2009

Eh, this was all right. Nothing special, but a good budget meal.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Living In: Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

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Reviewed: May 28, 2009

I followed the suggestions to add more potatoes, and some garlic salt, and left out the dairy (as we're dairy-free). Since my daughter is allergic to cloves & cinnamon, I added an apple to give it a little sweetness, instead (I liked that addition, actually), but in the end this was OK, but not amazing. Cannot imagine it with fewer potatoes! The meat was pretty dry, regardless of my doubling the wine (as also suggested), even though I baked 5 minutes shorter than suggested time. I'll finish the dish, but my husband won't go beyond his ONE taste, and my kids are also resisting...trying to figure out how to manipulate it into something else--maybe a shepherd's pie? Ah well.

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lisandreasings

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Home Town: Avon, Connecticut, USA

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Reviewed: May 11, 2009

This was very tasty. The only thing I did different was add fresh garlic. I did not think it was too spicy at all. I will get ground beef with less fat in it next time though.

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violetaria

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Pompano Beach, Florida, USA

Living In: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: May 9, 2009

Wow!This is so very tasty. Followed the recipe exactly. Want to find a way to make the top look better-maybe a light crumb coating. This tasted better even the next day,and so simple to make!

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SQUIRLADY

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Reviewed: May 4, 2009

Very good, there was just something that seemed a little strange, and that's why it didn't get 5 stars

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Reviewed: May 4, 2009

While this recipe tasted fine, it just wasn't interesting at all. It was a plain meat and potato dish and I was expecting more considering how many ingredients were in it.

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DANIELLE BEATTY

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Home Town: Davenport, Iowa, USA

Living In: Ankeny, Iowa, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2009

We enjoyed this meat and potatoes dish very much; it will be a “comfort food” dish in our home. I did have to use four potatoes in order to get a good ration of meat to potato but other than that I pretty much stuck to the recipe. I was going to up the amount of crushed red pepper because we like spicy food, but I am glad that I did not; it was plenty spicy for us and I would think about cutting down on the red pepper if cooking for children. It tasted pretty mediocre as I went along and I thought I would be disappointed until I added the cinnamon and cloves. Then we had a winner! Definitely do not skip the cloves as they really make a difference. I might advise, too, if you are one of those people who only use a pinch of cloves once a year in your Thanksgiving pumpkin pie, you think about replacing your old spice with a new jar of ground cloves. Not only will you notice a huge taste difference but the aroma alone is worth the price.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Living In: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2009

This is fantastic!! Second time I made this I had some ground pork sausage to use up so I added it to the ground beef and since we loved the potatoes in this dish I did chopp one small potato to the sauted vegetables and then sliced up some more for the top. This is delicious!!

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L.M. Thorne

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Home Town: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Living In: Lakewood, Colorado, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2009

The flavour was okay, but a pound of ground beef wasn't enough: Each forkful was chopped vegetables with a tiny bit of, if any, meat. If you're concerned about it becoming dry, don't saute' the veggies as long--they'll cook-down and release moisture while baking. I browned meat in a Teflon pan, wiped pan clean, then did veggies: Didn't use grease or olive oil.

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HIJIMMY

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Home Town: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Living In: Vienna, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2009

Absolutely amazing! I first made this recipe a couple of weeks ago and it was definately a hit with my husband and my picky 2 year old. the only thing I did differently was added some chopped potatoes to the veggie mix as per some of the other reviewers' suggestions. I now make this once a week at my house and my husband always takes the left overs to work with him.

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Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2009

I thought this was really good. I made without celery and added a diced sweet potato and diced zucchini to the meat while cooking. Also took the cover off last 5 minutes of cooking, then broiled 2 more minutes to crisp up the top potatoes. Still needed more potato, I think. Next time I may use thicker-cut potatoes for the bottom layer (mine turned to mush), and maybe layer meat and potatoes like a casserole. The flavors were great. Will definitely make again.

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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2009

The flavor was different and good but I got tired of eating it halfway through. My daughter thought it was spicy.

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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2009

My husband is a very bland eater, I made this when he wasn't home to see the spices. I made only one switch, used 2 tbl. sour cream instead of half and half. He absolutely loves and it and so do I.

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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2009

Wow! Was this delish!!! I added 1 more sliced potato to the layers and 1 more chopped to the veggie mixture. I sprinkled garlic powder and black pepper on the top of the casserole. I did'nt have the cream so I used 2T.milk and 1T. flour (mixed together first). It was a bit peppery but we like it that way...if you don't...maybe try 1/2 the black pepper. Also didn't have the wine so I used all water but dissolved the bouilion in it first in the microwave. Really can't wait to have this again!!! Hubby even had seconds!

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Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2009

Interesting mix of flavors. I also used double the potatoes, and added a bit more cinnamon and cloves than called for. It reminded me of a similar dish (don't remember the name...) which has raisins, so I added them as well, which added to the spicy/sweet flavor.

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Home Town: Huntington, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2009

This is a very unique recipe. I almost didn't try it since I wasn't sure if my family would be up for something so different. They loved it! I added a little garlic just because I love it and it was very good.

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