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It was better than I expected from the appearance. I didn\u2019t succeed in browning the hash browns, even after extending the time. I added garlic salt on top of the assembled casserole. The taste combo was really good. I think the next time I\u2019ll add another 8 ounces of tomato sauce and additional thyme and pepper. <\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2025-06-11","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Mary7484"},"reviewBody":"
Just plain tomato sauce was underwhelming to the rest of the dish. When I make it again I will have to come up with another sauce.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2008-02-23","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"FriedaG"},"reviewBody":"I made this quite-easy casserole for dinner this evening. It got thumbs up all the way around. I added a few more seasonings to the meat mixture because we like our meatballs spicier. 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