Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2013

I ended up using one can of tomato soup and one can of tomato sauce, cooked white rice instead of instant, and hamburger that had been thawing in the fridge all day - many of the meatballs fell apart but who cares? It is still delicious! We served it over the rest of the rice that didn't make it into the meatballs.

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CHC

Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2013

ok, gave these a try and was quite surprised. I did add a little extra spices to my meat mixture. I ended up adding about a half of a cup plain bread crumbs to thicken up the meat. My husband did not care for the sauce, but he did like the meatballs.

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RBUR4

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2013

Nice, basic recipe for a beginning cook. A quick, easy and satisfying supper that will appeal to a variety of taste buds. 4 stars as my son loved this recipe, however I found the meatballs to be dry and in need of extra seasonings, and the tomato soup mix to taste, well, like tomato soup. Not sure how you can "jazz" it up, but definitely worth tinkering with. Thank you for posting Michelle.

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Crystal S

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Bakersfield, California, USA

Living In: Roseville, California, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2013

Horrible, meatballs broke up and it was an entire waste of time and food

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Ray

Reviewed: Mar. 18, 2013

Quick and simple recipe with a lot of zip! My husband and I both loved the zesty taste so the worcestershire sauce was the right amount. I used regular long grain brown rice, so I cooked it beforehand, added the amount called for to the beef, and served the meatballs and sauce over the rice.

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Mary Ann

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Plainfield, Indiana, USA

Living In: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2013

My boys went crazy over these. One said I should make this recipe every night.... wow, that is the best review he's ever given! I read many of the reviews and took away my own set of enhancements which are: 1. added 1/4 t garlic powder for flavor, 2. added 1/2 t crushed red pepper for zing, 3. added about 2 T of bread crumbs, just because I thought it would make it go a bit further, and many people recommended this to help keep together, 4. added 1 1/2 t Worcestershire sauce to the meatballs (did anyone else notice the mistake in the recipe, where she says add "remainder" of Worcestershire sauce to the tomato soup, but she never mentioned how much to add to the meatballs in the first place), 5. reduced amount of Worcestershire sauce added in the soup to 2 T, because most said it was overpowering. Also, I thought it would be easier to bake, so I did at 350 degrees, covered, for 35 minutes (just poured the sauce over my 1 inch meatballs). Many reviewers seems to have grown up on these and from those reviewers, I learned it is traditionally served over mashed potatoes, which was awesome. Try the soup before you jump to substituting tomato sauce... the flavor was really good, slightly different than old standard of bathing them in tomato sauce.

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tperry1234

Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2013

I wasn't too thrilled with these. I used the entire amount of Worcestershire sauce, but the sauce was still a bit too sweet. I wouldn't use the word "zesty" to describe these. Maybe a bit tangy, but not really zesty. Also, I didn't have instant rice, so I used 1/2 cup regular cooked rice -- because I looked online and apparently, 1/4 cup uncooked instant rice will equal 1/2 cup cooked rice. Mine didn't turn out dry, but I did add an extra Tbs. of sauce to the meat mixture. But one mistake I did make was to brown the meatballs in a pan coated with olive oil on high heat. They burnt very quickly. So then I transferred them to a casserole dish and baked at 400 degrees F for about 50 minutes. I had to cover them with foil towards the end, though, because they started to burn a little. I will make these again only if my toddler likes them. That's the true test. :D

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Carrie

Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2013

I made this recipe exactly as posted and it needs flavor. It was okay.

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Julie

Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2013

This is a good recipe as is. Try adding minced garlic, another spoon of soup, and a splash of worcestershire to the meatballs. Brown them very slowly over low heat. Add another can of soup, green pepper strips, minced garlic and carrot slices to the meatballs and simmer until done.

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