"I loved the oven-cooked roux very easy and I enjoyed the deep rich flavor. I did make a huge mistake-or 2-my shrimp was raw frozen with only the tail on, so when I cooked shells/tails down, with a couple of meaty parts too, I didn't get hardly any flavor. I also used inferior quality sausage so mine was a little tough. And here in South Seattle"

"My family loves this but I use low sodium chicken base. I get mine from Costco Better than Boullion brand organic and cheap $7. I too add 2 diced potatoes and saute them for just a few minutes with veggies to soften. I am also admittedly lazy and use a premade pie crust instead of puff pastry. I freeze leftover filling and use a few weeks later. This is a great base recipe and with your own tweaks can become a family favorite of yours. Thanks again Paula.

"My family loves this but I use low sodium chicken base. I get mine from Costco Better than Boullion brand organic and cheap $7. I too add 2 diced potatoes and saute them for just a few minutes with veggies to soften. I am also admittedly lazy and use a premade pie crust instead of puff pastry. I freeze leftover filling and use a few weeks later. This is a great base recipe and with your own tweaks can become a family favorite of yours. Thanks again Paula.

"My family loves this but I use low sodium chicken stock. I too add 2 diced potatoes and saute them for just a few minutes with veggies to soften. I am also admittedly lazy and use a premade pie crust instead of puff pastry. I freeze leftover filling and use a few weeks later. This is a great base recipe and with your own tweaks can become a family favorite of yours. Thanks again Paula.

"These were wonderful. But 10, what softball sized? I made 30 about 2 inches and they were fantastic. I loved the softer texture vs our ususal Costco frozen. More time to brown that many was worth it. Next time I will try diced San Marzano tomatoes for sauce as whole smashed by hand was a pain. I pick them up on sale at QFC for $2.50 a can, well worth the 30 cents more per can than other brands. Thanks for another great recipe Tyler!

"These were wonderful. But 10, what softball sized? I made 30 about 2 inches and they were fantastic. I loved the softer texture vs our ususal Costco frozen. More time to brown that many was worth it. Next time I will try diced San Marzano tomatoes for sauce as whole smashed by hand was a pain. I pick them up on sale at QFC for $2.50 a can, well worth the 30 cents more per can than other brands. Thanks for another great recipe Tyler!

"These were wonderful. But 10, what softball sized? I made 30 about 2 inches and they were fantastic. I loved the softer texture vs our ususal Costco frozen. More time to brown that many was worth it. Next time I will try diced San Marzano tomatoes for sauce as whole smashed by hand was a pain. I pick them up on sale at QFC for $2.50 a can, well worth the 30 cents more per can than other brands. Thanks for another great recipe Tyler!

"These were wonderful. But 10, what softball sized? I made 30 about 2 inches and they were fantastic. I loved the softer texture vs our ususal Costco frozen. More time to brown that many was worth it. Next time I will try diced San Marzano tomatoes for sauce as whole smashed by hand was a pain. I pick them up on sale at QFC for $2.50 a can, well worth the 30 cents more per can than other brands. Thanks for another great recipe!