94 Reviews of Belly Buster

From: Bergy

On Aug 15, 2005

This is the first I have made this super casserole and since you gave several options for the ingredients I will list what I put in it: Whole wheat macaroni, 1 lb hamburger, i spanish onion, 3 cloves garlic 1 14 oz can Italian stewed tomatoes, Campbells Cheddar cheese soup, aged cheddar cheese some sliced and some grated 1 tsp hot pepper flakes. I placed sliced cheese on top with spaces between and then sprinkled grated over the spaces The casserole is excellent. This recipe filled a 9"x13"x2"pan and made 6 Belly buster servings (I have frozen 5).I remember when you posted this (I think it was one of your first recipes) and it hit the top of the charts for weeks -I don't know where all the 5 star reviews went but I know there were at least 100 reviews. well deserved too. Thanks Derf for a great casserole recipe — posted Apr 11, 2004, 4 members found this helpful Additional comments _ I made this recipe with chicken and it is equally as good enjoyed by all Thanks again Derf

From: Lea Evans

On Mar 7, 2001

This recipe was a sort of 'mock' lasagne. I reduced the amount of tomato's by 8 oz because my husband is sensitive to them. I added a can of olives, and some parmessan cheese. I added some shredded jack cheese in with the meat, onions, etc. Then I cooked the casserole for 20 minutes, then added slices of White American cheese on the top, and cooked it for an additional 10 minutes so the cheese could melt. All in all, it passed the 'family test'. Thank you! Lea Evans

From: Divinemom5

On Sep 4, 2001

It was ok.The cheese soup didn't seem to add much flavor.I will try and different soup next time and stir cheese into the cassarol as well as on top.

From: Starla

On Aug 30, 2001

This dish was suprisingly and pleasantly alot more tastey then the finished dish appeared to be. It was a great hit with the family - and with 3 boys (age range from 4 to 13) that is quite an accomplishment!!

From: Kathleen Talbot

On Sep 5, 2001

My family loved it! It isn't the most "gourmet" looking thing, but it was very yummy. I might add a couple squirts of tabasco to give it a little kick. Very good.

From: Charlotte J

On Oct 30, 2001

We thought this recipe was better then some of the other reviews that were given. But I fixed it using 12 ozs of REAL CHEDDER CHEESE grated.

From: bigjoshc

On Nov 28, 2001

The Kids Liked It. I cut down on the tomato chunks and used a little tomato sauce instead (because the kids would never eat tomatos). I think that next time I will try using nacho cheese soup and some different cheeses.

From: Amber Dawn

On Apr 18, 2002

I made this last night for dinner for the family. It was extremely easy to make and tasted great. This is definitely becoming a family favorite. I made the incorrect assumption that there would be enough left over for me to bring some to work for lunch today. I didn't realize how much my brother could eat until I watched him go back for 3rds.

From: Souchef

On Mar 20, 2002

I have made a recipe like this for years, but didn't use the soup, I added more cheese to the mixture and added a can of Chili with or without the beans, used plenty of cheese on top also. My teen-agers loved it. And it too was great warmed up the next day if any was left over.

From: Heidi1

On Sep 18, 2001

This definately feeds more than six. It was very easy to make, the taste was okay, filling, you can easily add any other ingredients you like. So overall it's a good recipe, you just need to add more ingredients to add more flavor.