Talerine

"This recipe is so versatile. Not fancy but very tasty! I've also made it with ground sausage (breakfast, and sweet italian). I like to add a bit (1 tsp?) chili powder, and fresh 2 cloves garlic when c..." See moreooking the meat. I cook the noodles almost as directed but I generally don't add much water, actually usually use beef or veggie broth. Use enough liquid to barely cover and with a little creative poking you can get all the noodles in the liquid. I then cover with foil (or lid) and bake about 30-40 minutes. I also mix half the cheese in the mixture and sprinkle the remaining on top toward the end. My children HATE orange cheese so I general end up using mozzerella unless I luck out and find white cheddar. I use whole wheat elbow noodles and low fat cheese to make this a nice healthy meal."

"My husband and I really liked this, although my picky three-year-old did not. I added a little garlic powder and some italian seasoning for extra flavor. Next time, I think I'll use a little more be..." See moreef, a little more corn, and a little less noodles. I'm also going to try cooking the noodles separately, then adding them to the mix when it's time to transfer it to the baking dish; it seems you throw out a lot of flavoring with the excess water you have to drain after cooking the noodles as described in the recipe. I wonder how this would be using Mexican stewed tomatoes and adding a little taco seasoning to the beef. It seems there are endless ways to "tweak" this to suit your family's tastes. Thanks a bunch, Dawn and Dawn's grandma!"

"I loved this and I was actually how great it was! It seems too simple! I did some small variations so I could use up some ingredients I already had on hand. Here's what I did...used ground turkey inst..." See moreead of beef, added 1 clove minced garlic, a can of tomato sauce, deiced tomatoes instead of stewed, celery salt, pepper & also cooked the noodles on the side. Next time I think I will ad the corn & black olives though."