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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: Mar. 16, 2009

Awesome family loved it had to and egg noodles to accompany the mass of tasty meats and vegatables

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msmikca

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Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2009

I made this for my roommates and we all loved it! I didn't have any celery or red wine around, so I just added more carrots and a little bit of red grape juice. Turned out GREAT! We also had it over rice--definitely filled out the meat to starch ratio! I can't wait to make it again.

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Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2009

This was excellent. I most likely would have never made this, but the photo intrigued me. The sliced potatoes looked so good. I must say the cinnamon is the key to this dish. The flavor is was different and so Serbian i guess. I had no celery but will make sure to add it next time. This is a keeper.

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NHVINCE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Tampa, Florida, USA

Living In: Hudson, New Hampshire, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

Ahhh.... Musaka : )

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

Good recipe, I read the other reviews and decided to add julianne cut zucchini and potatoe to the mixture. Very good, filling recipe.

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caraj2

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

I made this recipe for a pot luck at work and people were demanding the recipe. It was gone in an instant and people were bragging about having gotten to eat some. I didn't change anything at all with the recipe either. It is perfect as is.

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Stephen Gunter

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: San Bernardino, California, USA

Living In: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

Excellent favor, and super easy to make. Next time I will add another potato.

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CANELSON

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Living In: Austin, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

very good flavor. My wife and I enjoy this dish very much. I will definitely make it again.

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sonicsour

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Dayton, Ohio, USA

Living In: Columbus, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

This couldn't have been easier to make and we had all the ingredients in our fridge and pantry. What an excellent combination of flavors! It was sweet and spicy and smelled heavenly as it baked. We loved this recipe and will definitely make it again. As other reviewers have stated, more potatoes are a must; we will double or maybe triple them next time. Thanks for an excellent dinner!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Quarryville, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

This is simply fabulous - thank you so much for sharing this and for giving me a great addition to my monthly regulars!

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Karen1203

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Living In: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2009

this was absolutely wonderful! I accidently added double the wine so i let it reduce and added another 1/4 cup of water. It came out so good, my 5 year old loved it! I would like to try to put it as a filling for a meat pie or tarts for the holidays. I can't wait to share thi with my extended family! Thanks so much!!!

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PANDORA3799

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2009

The smell and taste of the meat mixture is definitely a 5 but I also felt like it needed more potato (I diced it really small and added it to the meat mixture)and then I felt weird just eating meat and potato without it being in a pita or maybe served over rice? Another thought is to skip the potato slices and make mashed potatoes for it to sit upon. In this case it would also need more gravy.

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shannon

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Living In: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2009

This recipe is very tasty! I would have given it 5 stars if I had not had to make a few changes to add more flavor and to make it a bit more hearty. I started by using 2 lbs of ground beef vs. 1 1/2 & diced 2 potatoes and added them in to the veggie mixture. I am a salt freak so i added a pinch of salt & pepper to the beef while it was browning. I also threw in a clove of garlic & 1/4 cup of red wine. To finish it off, I sliced 4 potatoes for layering vs. 2. After the modifications we're made...WOW!!! So delicious!

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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2009

We love this recipe! I have made this for freezer meals trade & we are making it for our church tomorrow for a pitch in. This is a great spin on the American version - cottage pie! Thanks for the submit!!!

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MARCIA99116

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Home Town: Fortville, Indiana, USA

Living In: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2009

Excellent recipe. We used a red bell pepper instead of a green one because that is all we had and also a chicken bouillon for the same reason. We used ground turkey instead of ground beef and we doubled the potatoes and maybe next time I'd even triple them. Instead of half and half, we used 1% milk and that worked out fine. We put it all in a 8x12 casserole dish and that was perfect. Delicious exotic flavors.

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trooworld

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Home Town: Smithville, Ohio, USA

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2009

My husband and I really enjoy this dish. Like other reviewers, I like to dice up some potatoes and put it in the dish as well as on the top and bottom - a great "something different tonight" dish!

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vtelf03

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Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2009

My wife and I love this. We have been perfecting it for the last year. We have found that using stew meat instead of ground beef gives it an extra yumminess. We definitely use more potatoes than the recipe requires. Giving it more cream and a little lemon juice is also a plus. To top it all off after the bottom layer of potatoes using slices of yellow squash is also something we love on it.

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Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2009

We really liked it but felt that it was missing something. We think it is curry. Also think it would be better with some kind of curry gravy.

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zanesmommy

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Home Town: Littleton, Colorado, USA

Living In: Mesa, Arizona, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2009

I absolutely loved this dish! I always substitute ground turkey for ground beef for health reasons, so that was one difference. I also don't cook with alcohol, so I used 3/4 cup of beef broth in place of the red wine, water and meat juices. I had small red potatoes on hand, and needed to use about 6 of them in order to fill two layers. Other reviewers have been complaining of this dish not having enough of a starch element, but I completely disagree. It was well balanced, extremely flavorful, and such a nice change from the norm. As soon as all of the spices were blended together in the skillet, I knew I was going to LOVE it. I wasn't disappointed...I will definitely be making this again soon. Thanks! // I've made this dish 3 times since my original review, and I stumbled upon something which came out of necessity: I needed to prepare the entire dish the night before, so let the meat mixture sit in a large bowl in the refrigerator overnight, and the flavors came together so much better! I also added raisins upon request which my boyfriend says reminds him of traditional Mexican Piquadillo - everyone loved it!

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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2009

This dish was tasty, but a bit on the bland side for my taste. However, I will definitely make it again. It was an easy weeknight meal that my kids (3 & 6) liked. My rating reflects the ease of the preparation, good from a nutritional standpoint, and that it was family friendly. A few modifications: I added an extra carrot as well as about 4 large mushrooms, finely chopped. Both added extra nutrition and tasted good. I also increased the potatoes to 5 fist-sized potatoes, which worked well. I increased wine to 1/2 cup and substituted 3 Tbsp milk plus 2 oz neufchatel (reduced fat cream cheese) for the 1/2 and 1/2 since it's what I had on hand and it worked great. Served it with green beans. Would also be good with green salad. Nice and easy!

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