a childhood friend's mother made something like this (w/o the meat, and with hidden valley ranch), so was very excited to find this recipe!?! have made it many times as written, to much praise from others, but thought i would review it as my husband is TDY, so i made it with a meatless soy substitute -- and it is just as good (Lightlife Smart Ground Mexican Style seasoned veggie protein crumbles :)

Reviewed On: Jul. 9, 2011

i do not know if it matters what brand of instant potatoes you use, but i used Kroger, and this came out like potato soup. made an additional cup of flakes with one cup boiling water, added to the cold first batch, and it corrected the consistency problem, but had to double all the other ingredients to adjust the taste. to each serving, added a hard boiled egg, a little fresh ground pepper and garlic salt, and it was a nice quick substitute for potato salad from scratch. will play with the recipe and post my findings :)

Reviewed On: Jul. 5, 2011

i cannot eat nuts, so made without, and had an abundance of old bouillon cubes, so just crushed them. this is my default rice recipe for everything from seafood to beef. i use about 1.5 T mix, and i add a couple T butter when cooking. i often just throw in a frozen bag of veg for an integrated side dish :)

Reviewed On: Apr. 29, 2011