Mexican Squash and Ground Beef Casserole

Following others' comments, I made some major adjustments, including: used 1 can Ro-tel plus 1 can diced tomatoes, both drained; no additional water; omitted smoked paprika; used 2 cloves garlic and also ended up adding about 1/4 or 1/2 tsp. garlic powder; used 1 Tablespoon chili powder; added about 1/2 to 1 tsp. oregano. With those modifications, it was declared delicious by my DH (and me!).

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The flavor of this dish was pretty good. I agree that draining the tomatoes is a good idea. Mine turned out a little watery as some people had mentioned. Over all pretty good. I'd also probably increase the veggies, or parhaps even use spaghetti squash.

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Very good. I followed the suggestion of someone else and added a can of Rotel with green chilies and 3 chopped up Roma tomatoes. I skipped the 1/2 cup of water. I loved it...hubby found it a little hot so next time I will use only about 1/2 tsp of chili powder. I also doubled the cheese and used shredded taco style cheese. I did not bake this, just prepared in a frying pan on the stove. I would bet it would be great over cooked rotini or macaroni noodles and baked in the oven, but with 90 degree weather here I wasn't about to turn that on!

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I didn't have squash, so I made this with a large eggplant instead. I put A LOT more spices (my fiance and I love spices), and only used 1 cup (1/2 pint) of fresh tomatoes, no water. I also put a lot more cheese on top, granted that makes it more unhealthy but cheese is always good, right?

It tastes really good! I'll definitely make this again.

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This was really good, really easy and fairly low in carbohydrates (we follow low-carb diets at my house). I loved the blend of flavors; even my s/o, who doesn't like tomatoes, and his son, who doesn't like onions, seemed to like it.
His son and I made it together, and it was quick to prepare (I think it would have been so even without his help).
I didn't cook the squash beforehand because my s/o likes his veggies crisp-tender. In the future, I think I may salt the squash beforehand and add less tomato juice from the can so that there won't be so much water in the bottom of the casserole.
It's still a great recipe. Thank you for sharing!
(I also like your username, since that's what I call my teenaged baby sister sometimes.)

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I made this exactly as instructed and it was so good my husband went back for seconds and thirds and said "That was GOOD baby" (woohoo!) The vegetables all came from our garden. I will cut the water back quite a bit next time but I don't think it should be eliminated altogether; it needs a little moisture in the pan while it's in the oven.

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The flavor was really good, I tweaked this & I think it made it even yummier. Put everything but the cheese & meat in crockpot all day w/ 2 cans of tomatoes, not 1 PLUS can of chicken broth, used zucchini instead, one cubed potato, 3 cloves garlic. Was pretty generous w/ the salt. Then, put that in casserole dish, browned & cooked meat, sprinkled cheese, broiled till cheese was melted. Served with cilantro & tortillas, amazing!

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This is one of our new favorite meals! It is so delicious and so easy to make!! I have made it about 5 times in the last couple weeks with fresh veggies from the garden and it just tastes so good. I have used canned tomatoes and fresh ones and it works great either way. We also added some fresh green peppers. Thanks for an awesome recipe!!

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The family and I loved it, I did drain the tomatoes.

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I was a little torn on this recipe (hence no stars). I did not have smoked paprika because our Walmart has stopped selling all spices except their brand and I did not want to go back to Bi-Lo. I thought that the flavor had potential. I used ground beef. I agreed with other reviewers that the results were horribly watery and the tomatoes (I used canned) should have been drained. I dished out with a slotted spoon and the flavors were left in the pan. Would I make this again? Yes, probably. My husband teased me about the squash, saying I could have used noodles instead, but he still ate every bite.

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Very good! I used hot Italian sausage, doubled the squash, and used rotel in place of the tomatoes. This was my first time using smoked paprika, wow, loved the way it tasted!

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My DH loved this. I used fresh tomatoes and did not add any water. I did not have smoked paprika, so I used regular paprika and added a 1/2 tsp taco seasoning. I served it with Zucchini Salsa and sour cream. Delicious. Thanks for a great recipe that I will make many times

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Pretty good, though I felt it was missing a little something. I didn't have any smoked paprika; that might have made the difference. I diced the squash so it would cook faster and added a few peppers, but their heat never came through. In the future I'd add more of both. My friend wrapped some in flour tortillas and ate it that way.

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Pretty good! I used onion powder instead of chopped onion and garlic powder instead of minced garlic. I used a can of diced tomatoes which were "chili ready" and I realized that meant they had added spices after I had already added all the spices from the recipe. So, we had double spice! Served with black bean corn chips, salad and fresh pineapple. Thanks!

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Substitutions: I used 2, drained, 10 oz. cans of Regular Rotel with green chilies. I didn't use a fresh tomato. I also used 1 & 1/2 teaspoon of Smoked Paprika. And 1 & 1/2 cups of 4 Mexican cheeses blended together. It was delicious!!! Thanks for the idea.

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I am giving this 4 instead of 5 because DD wasn't "thrilled" about it. But the rest of the family loved it.

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Excellent. I will make this often. I made the whole thing on stove top and skipped the cheese topping.

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I used ground turkey, and two HUGE yellow squash (then ended up taking out a cup or two later on). I increased the garlic to three cloves, and used two good sized tomatoes with close to one cup of water. I threw in half of a fresh chili pepper and it was just the right amount of heat. I was out of chili powder so I threw in a packet of homemade taco seasoning as substitution. I'm not sure if it would have had enough flavor otherwise. I just let it simmer on the stove until nice and goopy, then stirred in the cheese. As it turned out, we all loved it and will most definitely be making it again and again!

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We loved this! My incredibly picky daughter ate all the leftovers for breakfast. We seasoned the meat as well as the squash and onions, and used a drained can of Rotel. I used a cast iron fry pan, so we just put the whole thing in the oven. And this recipe is so pretty - we used both zucchini and yellow squash, and my fry pan is a bright red. Wonderful!

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