Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2008

I thought this was very good. The only thing I changed was I used hot salsa and taco sauce. After putting it in the oven for about 20 minutes I sprinkled shredded mexican cheese over it and put it back in the oven until the cheese melted. We have 4 kids and everyone loved it. We will be making this one again!! Thank you!!

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VMAX

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2008

My family loved this, it was far better than it looked. It makes more than the four servings listed...maybe eight adult servings. We added shredded cheddar, hot sauce, and sour cream as optional garnishes, and used corn chips to scoop it up like a dip. It was a major hit with my young family. We did leave out the taco sauce and replace it with additional tomato sauce to make it a little milder.

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Tacy

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Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2008

This Texan also agrees that it isn't so "Mexican" but with a few changes this can be a really excellent dish. I guess a make more than a few changes...I don't usually use meat, I like it better with rice instead of noodles, black beans instead of kidney, make your own taco seasonings (allrecipes has some great ones that taste more authentic), throw in a can of tomatoes instead of the sauce, more salsa and some cheese. I guess this turns it more into a great rice and beans recipe. Still it was a good inspiration.

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Melissa

Home Town: Austin, Texas, USA

Living In: Boulder, Colorado, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2008

My family was not impressed. We diden't think it tasted bad, but it is not something we would make again.

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SHAUMARIE

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2008

Great, easy meal! My family doesn't like black olives, I was going to add them to my plate, then forgot. It was still great! I added a bit of cheddar cheese on top the last five minutes of baking.

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SWELKER

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Home Town: Rochester, New York, USA

Living In: Rochester, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2008

My guests and I loved this recipe! I used medium salsa and hot taco sauce and it had the perfect kick (and I don't like my food overly spicy). I added tex mex cheese blend on top for the last bit of cooking and served with sour cream as suggested. Also substituted whole wheat egg noodles and black beans instead of kidney beans. Next time I will add red or green pepper as well.

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Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2008

I changed the recipe by looking at what others had to say and I added one key ingredient....1 block of low-fat cream cheese. I mixed the cream cheese with the taco seasoning and then mixed it with the cooked meat. I also used Rotel instead of the tomato sauce. My husband really liked it.

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mlwright2005

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Reviewed: Aug. 20, 2008

A solid "eh". I added some extra spice, tomato sauce and taco sauce. It's nice to find a casserole that's relatively healthy however. I'll probably keep it in my week night rotation, but continue tweaking it as well.

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betsdanforth

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Reviewed: Aug. 20, 2008

Well, it wasn't fantastic, it wasn't horrible. Very easy to make. Kids don't like olives, so didn't put them in, forgot salsa (ooops, thats why rating a 4 instead of 3) and put a layer of sharp cheddar cheese on top before baking. Everyone ate it (except my mexican food hating daughter), my oldest son did have seconds, but nobody wants me to make it again.

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hockeymom089

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Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2008

I only gave this a three star because of the original recipe. I found it a tad bit bland for my taste, I had to add more taco seasoning, kicked it up a notch with tabasco which gave it a four star rating. I would suggest reading other reviews to see what you can do to make it your taste. I also added green chile.

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Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2008

This was pretty good- I ended up having to add some Tony's- but a great base- next time I will add cheese and use more olives and black beans instead of red!

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Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2008

Wow! I gave it 5 stars with the changes I made. I did not add the salsa or olives and I used diced tomato verses the sauce. I threw everything else in the skillet with the meat (and diced onion) while the noodles cooked in another pan. When the noodles were done, I topped each plate of noodles with the meat mixture and added cheddar cheese on top for those who wanted it. Popped into microwave to melt it. Sooooo good. Adding like this to the rotation.

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Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2008

This recipe was GREAT! Wonderful served with sour cream and tortilla chips!

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Shelly

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Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2008

I made a few changes to this recipe based on others' feedback and it came out great. We decided to use it as a filling for whole wheat tortillas rather than a casserole. It was so good. Here are the changes I made. I used black beans rather than kidney. I used rice rather than noodles. (I just didn't think mexican food should be made with noodles.) I used cooked white rice which I made ahead with 3 cups of water and 1 1/2 cups of rice. Instead of the taco sauce and tomato sauce. I used 1 can hot enchilada sauce, 1 can hot rotel and 1-4oz can of mild roasted green chilis. This gave it a nice spicy kick. If you are not a fan of spicy foods, I would use mild Rotel rather than hot. We like things spicy!! I baked this as stated. We then put it into warmed tortilla shells with a Mexican cheese blend and sour cream. YUM!! This recipe makes a lot so I froze some for another meal. I hope it is as good after it as been frozen as it was last night.

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Snowlvr

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Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2008

This was pretty good. Borderline dry though. My family enjoyed it.

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JZINOLA

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Sunnyvale, California, USA

Living In: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 6, 2008

I thought the recipe was a little bland. But defintely worth trying again. I may not have measured my pasta right for it seemed to have to much pasta vs. the sauce.

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SUGARGIN

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Home Town: Meriden, Kansas, USA

Living In: Ozawkie, Kansas, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 26, 2008

I made this last night it was great. I used Black Beans instead of Kidney. Also, after I heated through I took the cover off and loaded it with Mexican cheese. It was great. Gerri

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Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2008

I left out the taco and tomato sauce and substituted with 1 can Rotel and 1 can diced tomatotoes (not drained). Topped with pepper jack cheese and added some crushed up all natural blue tortilla chips. DELICIOUS!!

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Reviewed: Jun. 16, 2008

Affordable and tasty! My fiance' told me, "I actually really liked it." I guess he's been kind with this new cook in the past. :) We didn't have the olives or the taco sauce, so I just used more salsa. I also topped the casserole with 6 pieces of cheese. I only heated it for 23 mins and it was hot all the way through. YUMMM

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Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2008

This was really good. We all loved it and it was also a great recipe for my toddler son. We love cheese, so I topped it with shredded colby/jack cheese.

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