190 Reviews of Mrs. Geraldine's Ground Beef Casserole

From: Michelle S.

On Aug 12, 2004

Now I know what all the fuss is about! This is total comfort food. My DH inhaled 2 large plate fulls and I was ordered to amke this again. I read all the reviews and from them I took this with me before preparing it. I broke the pasta into thirds before cooking them. I used brown sugar instead of pickle juice. I left out the mushrooms (so the kids would eat it) and after I had all but the cheese layered, I took a spatula and gently went into the noodles so some sauce would seep down. The results were fantastic! Another must try Zaar recipe!

From: BrendaM

On May 5, 2004

Thank you Jellyqueen and Mrs. Geraldine! This was a wonderful casserole. I used a bit more ground beef.. probably about a pound and a half. Also, I didn't have any angel hair pasta so I used spaghetti. My can of tomatoes was 28 ounces, but it all worked out very well. The only other thing I did differently was to add a bit of fresh garlic when I was browning the meat! The end result was absolutely delicious and I'll certainly be making it again!

From: PanNan

On Nov 22, 2004

A very good hamburger casserole. Everyone in my family gobbled it up. With the brown sugar and Worcestershire, it reminded me of a sloppy joe taste, but the mushroom soup made it different. I followed the advice of others and broke the angel hair in thirds before cooking, and combined the pasta, sauce and soup before placing in the casserole. The recipe didn't say to cover the sauce while cooking for an hour, but I was concerned the liquid would evaporate and it would dry out, so I did cover it for most of the hour. I'm glad I did, because I would not have wanted it any more dry. I'll definitely make this again.

From: Recipewrestler

On Jul 19, 2004

This tasty dish makes a big casserole, considering you're starting with only a pound of beef! After cooking the sauce for an hour I was at step 8 but really had a good amount of liquid, along with the main ingredients. I was afraid that I shouldn't put all of that onto the pasta. But I did. It turned out fine. The pasta seemed to soak up the extra liquid and it wasn't a problem. My DH thought the flavor was great, but being a guy he suggested adding more beef. I must confess to adding some minced garlic and leaving out the bell pepper, due to personal preferences. Tell Mrs. G that this dish was super! Good contribution, JQ!

From: Chrissynb2

On Oct 15, 2004

This was very good. I took the advice of the other posters and mixed up everything but the cheese before it was baked. It has a wonderful flavor. We will definatly be making this again--I would probably add more veggies next time, just for nutrition.

From: Marmaduke

On Aug 10, 2004

Dissapointed. This tasted great but I had problems. Everything is layered and thats how it stayed after baking. Raw noodles on the bottom, with a layer of soup, with a layer of sauce, with a layer of cheese. I thought something would melt down into the noodles but it didn\'t. I also thought 45 minutes was way too long for the cheese so I added it at the last ten minutes of baking. Couldn\'t see rubberizing the cheese for that long. Wife wasn\'t sure how to serve it either. Tried spaghetti tongs and got a glob of cheese. Tried a serving spoon and got noodles sliding everywhere. Dissapointing, but I will try again and this time mix everything together before it goes into the baking dish.

From: KITTENCAL

On Jun 23, 2004

This casserole was just delicious! The only change I made was, I added about 1 Tbsp fresh chopped garlic in with the onions, celery and bell pepper, and used fresh sliced mushrooms instead of canned. I didn't have and angel hair pasta on hand, so I used spaghetti. Thank you Jellyqueen for such a wonderful casserole recipe, we really enjoyed it. I will definately be making this again, it was so good....Kittencal

From: txgammi

On Jun 30, 2004

Excellent, Jellyqueen! I cooked down some fresh tomatoes for a few mins and added them instead of using canned. I also added a bit of garlic and used elbow macaroni since I was out of angel hair pasta and spaghetti (it's raining and I didn't want to go to the store). Yummy! This recipe is a keeper and will be made again. Thank you for sharing it, and please extend my thanks to Mrs. Geraldine. ...txgammi

From: Pamma Lamma Ding Dong

On Jul 29, 2004

This recipe is a keeper. I was a bit leery of the mushroom soup but it was a hit. I used a 3-cheese blend rather then just cheddar and I also added 1/2 cup of frozen mixed veggies. Thanks for sharing!

From: Cheri Lee

On Aug 18, 2004

This was yummy! I used vermicelli instead of angel hair and it was perfect. The next time I may had another can of soup but other than that, it was perfect. Also, for those counting calories, I was able to get 15 servings out of this and one serving was less than 300 calories!