"Wows and raves from the group! Followed the potatoes verbatim- they were great. Feel free to use your own combinations of meats, my mixture evolved into using ham, ground beef and bacon. Be sure to season generously. Also increased the tomato paste liberally (increased umami and it really enriched all the flavors. I tripled the recipe, took one pa"

"I find the suggested time frame QUITE MISLEADING. Veal reduction is not something one just whips up...
The recipe is tasty but be warned you will struggle to find veal reduction and making it takes two days to do correctly. ""

"I've made this twice and the second time was perfect. Be sure your Sprouts are fresh and sweet, reduce the chicken stock to a glaze before adding the nuts and pepper. Do not reduce the cream by much before adding sprouts back in. Great dish! ""

"Neat, quick, easy. Be generous with garlic. Could add fresh basil at the end...""

"Easy comfort food!
I reduced cooking time to a total of 1.5 hrs, did not add the canned limas. Add about 4z ketchup in lieu of sugar and margarine, add 2z worchestershire or tt (to taste). ""

"Excellent, easy, flavorful. Well worth the 5 minutes of prep and 20 minutes to cook. I will do this frequently. ""

"Awesome Mac. Truly an entree worth making 2x a year!""

"This was great, easy and very flavorful. I used canned diced toms to expedite and reduce the labor. Very tasty and everyone loved it. ""