I used this recipe as a jumping off point. I cubed 1.5lbs of boneless/skinless chicken breasts and cooked them in olive oil with a packet of Taco Bell taco seasoning. Added some chicken broth (not sure how much), 2 packets of Taco Bell salsa from a taco kit (all I had), 1 can of well rinsed black beans, 1 can of rinsed corn niblets, and about 1.5C uncooked brown rice. I then just let everything simmer for over an hour. After it was all cooked, I decided it needed more tomatoes, so I added 1 can of diced tomatoes. In the future, if I'm short on salsa I'll be sure to add the tomatoes earlier so they absorb the taco flavor better. I completely forgot to add cheese, but it was still *delicious*! I'm sure a little cheese, as well as some sour cream would enhance this further. Anyway, needless to say, this is a definite keeper. As a base that you can modify, I think it's great. As a complete recipe, I imagine it'd be awfully bland. Regardless, thanks for a great idea! :)

This was my first time making homemade pizza and it turned out great. My only real complaint is that the crust didn't brown, but the taste and texture were spot-on. I used my bread machine (only my 2nd time using it) to mix the dough and let it rise for an hour. I used the dough to make one 13" hand tossed style cheese pizza. Baked @ 500 degrees on my pizza stone for about 12 minutes. This was so easy and tasted so good that I will definitely be making it again and again! No more take-out pizza for us :)

Great recipe and very easy to change to your liking. I used whole wheat pasta, a 28oz can of diced tomatoes drained (I didn't have any fresh tomatoes), 2 cans of black olives drained, 1 can sweet peas, 2 cubed chicken breasts, 1 lb bacon, 1 cup of light mayo and almost a whole (small) tub of sour cream, lots of shredded cheddar, 2 packets Hidden Valley Ranch mix, lots of garlic powder, some pepper, some salt, a pinch of dill weed and a pinch of ground red pepper. Unlike some reviewers, I didn't think it was too salty. As a matter of fact, I thought it needed more salt, so I added some. I don't measure my spices - just add and taste. Next time I want to try it with grape tomatoes, but otherwise I think I'll do it just the same way I did this time. Definitely a keeper :)

This was absolutely delicious! I did make a few changes, based on what I had on hand. I used boneless, skinless chicken breasts, between 1.5 & 2 lbs, diced into large bite-sized pieces. I didn't bread the chicken, just pan fried it with the garlic powder, salt and pepper. Also, I was out of tomato sauce, so I made my own using a can of tomato paste mixed with equal parts water, and used 1/2 cup of that. Next time I may use a little more tomato sauce. Finally, I didn't have any red pepper flakes, so I used 1/2 tsp of ground red pepper. All in all, it was absolutely wonderful. Definitely a keeper!!!