Creamy Hamburger Noodle Casserole

I made this and added all the suggested herbs and it was still very bland. I have no idea why layering it would make this any better. I dumped it out into a big bowl and stirred it up and poured marinara sauce on it to make it more edible. The recipe is a sink full of dishes and pans.

Good This is a healthy recipe, which I liked, but it did lack flavor. The second time I made this, I added Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes. Still needs something... maybe basil? I like the recipe overall, so I will definitely make it again with a chopped onion, fresh basil, along with the Italian seasoning and red pepper flakes . Pros: Easy one dish recipe Cons: Lacked flavor

I made this for a friend that just returned home from a week long stay in the hospital. I split it into 2 1qt pans, as there are only 2 of them, so they can freeze one and eat one now. They had the first tonight and LOVED it! She is vegetarian, so I subbed veggie crumbles for ground beef and skipped the browning step, plus added more cheese as the veggie crumbles have significantly less fat than beef. Her omnivore husband loved it too. Now I guess I need to make it for myself! :)

Fabulous!This will go into my favorites box. I loved it. I didn't find it bland at all though the flavors are subtle. The bulgar was a wonderful addition both in taste and tecture. To the person that said making the bulgar was too much...you must not have followed the recipe. It's just measure and pour. Doesn't get any easier than that.Pros: Easy to make, freezes wellCons: None

Fabulous! This will go into my favorites box. I loved it. I didn't find it bland at all though the flavors are subtle. The bulgar was a wonderful addition both in taste and tecture. To the person that said making the bulgar was too much...you must not have followed the recipe. It's just measure and pour. Doesn't get any easier than that. Pros: Easy to make, freezes well Cons: None

Yummy and perfect comfort food...We loved this casserole. It was tasty, creamy, melt in your mouth wonderful. We are dedicated to a low salt diet, and little dairy, so I cut out the salt and about 1/3 of the dairy. It was still great! After reading the reviews I made a few changes. I didn't have green onions so I substitued a small yellow onion, shallots, and garlic. In the pureed cottage cheese I added a bit of onion powder. I didn't have bulgar on hand so I used couscous... it was an excellent substitute! I will definitely make this again. My husband and I both had seconds and I had to stop him from going for thirds!! This would make a great potluck casserole.Pros: Very tasty and creamy, can be made to individual taste.Cons: A bit time consuming... a labor of love putting this together!

Yummy and perfect comfort food... We loved this casserole. It was tasty, creamy, melt in your mouth wonderful. We are dedicated to a low salt diet, and little dairy, so I cut out the salt and about 1/3 of the dairy. It was still great! After reading the reviews I made a few changes. I didn't have green onions so I substitued a small yellow onion, shallots, and garlic. In the pureed cottage cheese I added a bit of onion powder. I didn't have bulgar on hand so I used couscous... it was an excellent substitute! I will definitely make this again. My husband and I both had seconds and I had to stop him from going for thirds!! This would make a great potluck casserole. Pros: Very tasty and creamy, can be made to individual taste. Cons: A bit time consuming... a labor of love putting this together!

Good Concept, Overall Product a Little Blah This casserole was OK, but certainly nothing special. I made it pretty much as written, adding only extra garlic powder to the sauce. My whole family ate it without a single whine, so that definitely counts for something. I think as written, it's a little blah for the time and dishes that it takes to prepare, so I'm not sure that I will make it again. However, I love the concept of adding bulgar to the beef though (no one could tell, I even asked my husband after dinner if he noticed and he didn't), so I will use the idea of this recipe in the future. I'm thinking I might try doing something similar with marinara sauce instead and maybe a little more cheese in the filling to make it more lasagna-like. Pros: Healthy, and the whole family ate without complaint Cons: Nothing special, prep time

I used TVP and fluffed it up using beef broth. I put lots of garlic in, because I'd read the comments about it being bland. Added red pepper flakes, per the previous reviews. Still bland. We added more sour cream to it and more salt, which bumps up the calories and sodium, I'm sure. But it had NO flavor at all. Very boring. I will not make this again.

Reading all the comments I was apprehensive of trying this recipe but, I did and I loved it, but my wife said, "it was just okay", and since I am the cook; I look to please her so I will not try it again, all though I thought it was excellent. I used a can of diced tomatoes and a can of tomato sauce only one bunch of scallions and no Bulgar. I couldn't find it in the local grocery so i didn't use it and I thought the dish had a ton of flavor. I thought it a good spin on lasagna! My wife thought that it needed something crunchy like tortillas in it.. and that might be good, but I was fine with the way it was! Try it for yourself and see if you like it!!

Reading all the comments I was apprehensive of trying this recipe but, I did and I loved it, but my wife said, "it was just okay", and since I am the cook; I look to please her so I will not try it again, all though I thought it was excellent. I used a can of diced tomatoes and a can of tomato sauce only one bunch of scallions and no Bulgar. I couldn't find it in the local grocery so i didn't use it and I thought the dish had a ton of flavor. I thought it a good spin on lasagna! My wife thought that it needed something crunchy like tortillas in it.. and that might be good, but I was fine with the way it was! Try it for yourself and see if you like it!!

I forgot to add that I'm going to use chicken stock instead of water next time for flavor.

Yum! Modified the recipe to fit what was in hand, but turned out great! Okay, so what I made from the recipe barely qualifies as being the same dish, but it turned out great so I thought I would share my adjustments. I wanted to use what was already in the house, so I used an onion, whole wheat couscous instead of bulgur, a can of crushed Italian tomatoes, and just Sharp cheddar (w/out the cottage cheese). When cooking the meat, I added Italian spices and crushed red pepper and then just shredded a cup of cheddar and mixed it into the sour cream. It worked fine and added lots of cheesy flavor, though the "sauce" might not have been as creamy. It turned out great and was very flavorful and tasty. So, moral of the story is adaptation of this recipe works fine. Go for it!

Yum! Modified the recipe to fit what was in hand, but turned out great! Okay, so what I made from the recipe barely qualifies as being the same dish, but it turned out great so I thought I would share my adjustments. I wanted to use what was already in the house, so I used an onion, whole wheat couscous instead of bulgur, a can of crushed Italian tomatoes, and just Sharp cheddar (w/out the cottage cheese). When cooking the meat, I added Italian spices and crushed red pepper and then just shredded a cup of cheddar and mixed it into the sour cream. It worked fine and added lots of cheesy flavor, though the "sauce" might not have been as creamy. It turned out great and was very flavorful and tasty. So, moral of the story is adaptation of this recipe works fine. Go for it!