My hubby liked it better than I did but he likes lasagna better than I do. The sauce is a little meaty for me but it was a keeper recipe. Quick and easy. I did the Italian Shredded Cheese between layers as others suggested. Next time I might use sausage or combo of beef & sausage. I used 1 Bertolli Tomato Basil and 1 Classico Traditional Sweet Basil. I cooked for 4 1/2 hours but think it could have been done in 3 - 3 1/2 hours. Will make again.
This was excellent. Tasted just like sausage without the nitrates & fat. I did what others suggested and doubled the ginger & salt & nearly doubled the cayenne. Hubby not a big fan of sage so left that alone. No reason to buy sausage when this is SO good. Thank you Ms. A. This will be delicious on breakfast sandwiches or with pancakes.
Update: After my initial review I reread the recipe and realized I'd changed the ingredients per the reviews. NOT the recipes fault that it didn't turn out as expected. Since then I watched the video & will try it again using regular yellow cheddar. We might like that better. Plus I used 1 1/2 recipe of the sauce. Probably because someone said it didn't have enough sauce. The reheated leftovers tasted better than the day I made the dish but I still want to prepare according to the directions given. I'm sure that will elevate it to 5 stars.
I made this exactly as directed: As some other reviewers said..my rub didn't stay on the meat. I massaged into one side, turned over and did the other side and when I turned them back over or picked them up to put on the grill, the rub was staying on the bottom of the dish. The thick loin chops were still good & moist but didn't have seasoned flavor I thought it would have with that much garlic, paprika, etc. Next time I'll try marinating in the wet ingredients for a long time then sprinkle on the dry ingredients to see if that helps. I don't want to give up on this.
I tripled the sauce as others suggested because I made rice & topped with a bag of microwaved frozen stir fry veggies then the shrimp with sauce. The recipe was easy, spicy and delicious. You can add broccoli & carrots, or snow peas or scallops as you wish and it would be delicious wih any of those. My hubby loved it and we will be making it again.
I got a late start & didn't have time to do in the crockpot. Worked fine on the stove. I used a ham hock which is what I had on hand. I meant to use chicken broth as reviews said but forgot to buy it so I used the water & chicken bouillon cubes. I added thin sliced carrots, celery, garlic 2 bay leaves & a couple shakes of red pepper flakes + 2 tsp. of sugar as suggested by other reviews. I sauted the onion, carrots, celery & garlic a little in the pot with the canned tomatoes then added all but the potatoes and brought to a boil. I used 2 cups of diced ham I had in the freezer to use up. I simmered it for 1 hour then added the cubed potatoes and brought to a boil again. Since it had cooked down some I added a can of veggie broth I had in the cabinet & gently boiled for 1/2 hour then turned off & let sit till dinner time. Hubby loved it & it was SO easy to throw together.
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