"Very good recipe but one I made to eat that day. With some grilled chicken added just before serving, it was perfect & the family agreed, a winner. Some changes I made included only 1/2 a 1# box of penne, This gave us 4 good sized portions. I used canned artichoke hearts (you need to quarter them and about 2 cups of fresh baby spinach. My stor""

"Pesto with spinach? Unique & very good. Like others, arugula not available - I used fresh basil & flat leaf parsley for the extra bite, Also was out of Asiago so Romano filled in. Finally, my wife's allergic to walnuts so toasted some pecans. I used the pesto in a basic pasta salad with sauteed sweet corn, red onion, red/yellow peppers & bla""

"Very easy. Wife is allergic to walnuts so I toasted pecans instead. Also, add some grated orange zest - gives a nice flavor before the first layer & at each succeeding layer."

"CEry easy. Wife is allergic to walnuts so I toasted pecans instead. Also, add some grated orange zest - gives a nice flavor before the first layer & at each succeeding layer."

"I've made this a few times and love it. Tonite for a football Sun. nite dinner I changed it up a little. As I was serving mashed potatos I wanted alot of gravy. I used only 1 cup of the red wine and added 1 1/2 c beef stock. After the meat was done I tented it under foil and strained the gravy out of the veggies and set both aside. I made a quick roux with 2 Tbsp of flour, added the gravy back in and added a1C madiera. Brought to a simmer for 10 min's and served - Fantastic!