Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2012

Good flavor combination. Like others have noted, the curry and cheese seemed a little odd at first read, especially with soy sauce, but it works. I followed the ingrdients pretty closely, except that I added garlic (ALWAYS!) and used frozen peas instead of the water chestnuts (didn't have any on hand). But instead of creating a third pot/pan to clean, I used a deep skillet for the ground beef, added the rice in there and mixed with about 1/3 the cheese, then sprinkled the rest of the cheese over the top and let it simmer for about 20 minutes on the stove. I didn't get the browning effect, but the mixture was nice and bubbly. And really, to those who cried "bland" at this... maybe you should follow standard cooking practice and tatse as you go. One person's bland is someone else's spicy!

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CJB

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Morris, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Tucson, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 22, 2011

Great dinner! I added a can of cream of mushroom soup.

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pshelley72

Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2011

I was skeptical of the curry and cheese combination, as many other reviewers mentioned. But they insisted that it was great and should be tried. I really should have gone with my gut on this one--one bite of this was one bite too much. I do like the idea of a casserole that combines beef with wild rice and brown rice, but the flavoring was way off. You gotta think there's a reason that curries topped with cheddar cheese have not taken off in fusion restaurants across the nation.

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blowfish74

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2011

I followed the directions pretty closely. I just used 2 cups of a wild rice blend (that had brown rice in it), fresh mushrooms, and no water chesnuts. All the flavors blend well together, it fills you up, and it makes a big batch! Will be making this one again- thanks!

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rbartling

Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2011

thought it was good

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75206

Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2010

Made this for the first time last night and the family loved it!

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TCHRINTN

Home Town: Mayfield, Kentucky, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2010

Turned out fabulous and all loved it. Had to change up a bit due to time schedule. Did not boil the rices, etc- The night before I mixed the rices and broth together, browned the onion, celery and beef and mixed the whole thing together with seasonings also mixed in the 2 cups cheddar cheese instead of putting on top. Put in baking dish, covered with aluminum foil and into the refrigerator. Cooked it the following morning for 2 hrs. at 350, then put 1 cup cheddar cheese on top to melt when done. - turned out great. Recipe changes: used celery instead of mushroom and w. chestnuts; used 2 Tablespoon of soy sauce; and 1/2 tsp curry powder - based on other's reviews. Thanks for the ideas.

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gini

Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2010

This recipe smelled very good as it was cooking and didn't taste very bad at all. Thank you for letting me copy it down.

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Linda Grein

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Norwalk, California, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2010

I could not bring myself to put cheese on this... it just doesn't seem right. Soy sauce with cheddar and curry?! A whole stick of butter? What is going on in this recipe? Too many odd flavors, rice doesn't get fully cooked with only 3 cups broth. Was also too greasy (even with halving the butter called for).

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