Baked Simple Meatball Stroganoff Recipe

Reviewed on Feb. 27, 2013 by DebraR

This is a great recipe and very easy to make!

Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2013 by bob hall

As written this recipe may be a bit bland, but the base of the recipe is quite good. I Read most of the reviews and adjusted to personal taste: Cooking is both art and science. As a science, the kitchen becomes a laboratory, the setting for discoveries that work so well they become classics, or fail so abysmally that they are lessons in what to not do. As in science, food becomes cuisine. Cooks learn to add a 'pinch' of a favorite spice to enhance flavor. Scientists maintain the rigor of exactitude. Cooks weigh and measure to produce a finished result that is consistent. AND THEN THE FUN BEGINS. *ALWAYS READ THE RECIPE IN FULL BEFORE YOU START, then read the reviews. I give you 4 Stars! FOR the recipe: And Will GIVE 7 Stars to the reviews. "ALWAYS READ THE RECIPE IN FULL BEFORE YOU START". THANK YOU!! I can do the happy food dance!! NOW !! I can't leave anything alone! THANK YOU!! 8 Stars.

Reviewed on Sep. 04, 2012 by AMWmomofsix

We love this recipe! My kids ask for it all the time. I have never had an issue with the bread being soggy. It is pretty quick to throw together.

Reviewed on Jul. 24, 2012 by ATMBabeez

Adjusted recipe as suggested to avoid soggy bread, still happened. None of my family of four liked the taste, two year old spit it back out, yelled yucky and wiped his tongue with a napkin, the rest of us wished we could get away with such table manners. The cream cheese/mayo was the part noone liked.

Reviewed on May. 27, 2012 by JeffLaura2001

I use Costco meatballs to make the recipe that much quicker to make. The water makes the bread soft and easier to eat, but not soggy. Made this for 2 friends to bring their families dinner and they both enjoyed. My family really likes it too. Very easy and great leftovers!

Reviewed on May. 04, 2012 by jn53146

I've loved this recipe since it first appeared as the top prize winner in the Quick Cooking issue in 1999. Not sure why they would change the name (or when)...... Did a search and couldn't find the "Meatball Sub Casserole", but this one came up and I decided to look at it. It looks like the same recipe. I have always added the water, with no problems. I do use a crustier loaf of french bread. Great leftovers!

Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2012 by cooking919

Absolutely delicious!

Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2012 by Aseleener

While the name is deceiving and should be changed, this recipe is wonderful. I used one of those seamless crescent dough sheets instead of the bread and it was perfect. Like other reviewers suggested, I omitted the water and only used 2 cups of sauce. My family loved it and I will definitely be making it again.

Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2012 by Aseleener

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Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2011 by hoocha

I baked this in a roasting pan so I could use the whole loaf of bread, I did add some extra cheese and I baked it for about 45 minutes. The increased bake time makes all the difference, the bread was crsipy and just delicious!

Reviewed on Sep. 06, 2011 by julieyoung

I should have read the reviews first and omitted the water and cut the sauce way down. We liked the flavors, but the soggy bread was yucky.

Reviewed on Aug. 14, 2011 by allaboutcookies86

I was impressed with the meatballs I will use the meatball recipe in my pastas however, I agree with one comment that it may be better as a pasta. The bread is WAY too soggy for my liking. I do not care for soggy bread as is. The flavors are GREAT, but the water and the amount of sauce kills it. I am still trying to understand why to use the water... what the purpose of that is. If I make this as a casserole again I will definitely leave out the water and probably only use one jar of sauce. The idea is great... Just not carried out well. I LOVE those meatballs though! That is the best part!

Reviewed on Jun. 14, 2011 by jlukens1

wonderful!

Reviewed on May. 29, 2011 by rachellephipps

Definitely leave out the water, and use half the cream cheese and mayo, and you'll be good. I also use my own homemade spaghetti sauce...

Reviewed on May. 16, 2011 by shecooksalot

This was a great recipe. The whole family loved it, we were able to make healthier substitutions (reduced fat cream cheese, heart healthy mayo substitute, wheat italian bread) and it was still great. The bread was a bit soggy as other reviewers said, but it really wasn't too bad. The cream cheese/mayo spread gives this recipe a nice tang. We also used montery jack instead of mozarella (my husband grabbed the wrong cheese at the grocery store!) and it still tasted very good. A keeper!

Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2011 by Renette89

Way to much Mayonnaise. Good but the balance of flavors was not level.

Reviewed on Feb. 21, 2011 by wmcrockett

This is awesome!

Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2011 by rosannetut

I should have listened to the other reviews. The bread was so soggy, I even used a ciabatta bread, way too much sauce and the cream cheese/mayo mixture was a bit odd. Don't waste your time.

Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2011 by aug2295

I had some leftover meatballs so decided to make this casserole. I left out the mayo and water and used my home made sauce. This was a huge hit, kids loved since it resembled pizza. The bread was soft, I wouldn't say soggy though, but maybe this was because I left out the water.

Reviewed on Feb. 04, 2011 by Ashaline

This is really good. You just need to use a little bit less of the sauce than it calls for, or it seems like too much.

Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2011 by dkaren

Based on the "soggy bread" comments by others, I should have known better than to waste ingredients on this recipe. In order to avoid the soggyness, I bought a nice, crusty Italian bread and toasted each side in the oven prior to spreading on the cheese mixture. The bread still got soggy:( Also the mayo/cream cheese was quite overpowering and to be honest, very strange in this dish.

Reviewed on Jan. 23, 2011 by btaylor123

A good idea, but I didn't care for the bread on the bottom, and even cutting back a little on the water left things too soggy. But wow, I loved the flavor combination--the mayo/cream cheese/herb mixture was delicious with the meatballs and sauce! I may just try this on the bread for regular meatball subs.

Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2011 by sarah651

Bread was very mushy.. I would not add the water, and maybe use something different than the fresh bread.

Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2011 by amyrcook80

My bread got way to soggy! Not good for leftovers either.

Reviewed on Jan. 13, 2011 by merrybp@bellsouth.net

This is WONDERFUL!!! I've been making this for years and for company as well as family. Everyone loves it!

Reviewed on Jan. 13, 2011 by Jenbobkay

I've had this recipe for years from TOH..one of the best casseroles EVER...it's a T-N-T recipe for sure.

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2010 by karlsmom2

Pretty tasty, but not something I would care to make again. If I did, I would use 4 oz cream cheese, 8 oz made it too rich. Kids liked it.

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2010 by JennardWI

This has become one of our favorite dishes! The bread doesn't get at all soggy. I used whole wheat french bread from a local natural foods bakery that I had frozen and defrosted before using. I was also nervous about adding the water, but the leftovers wouldn't have been as yummy if I hadn't added it, as the sauce still thickened up quite a bit. The bread still wasn't soggy or mushy with leftovers! Definitely worth the work!

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2010 by fourweeds

Was so delicious! Got rave reviews from the kids and husband! I substituted the Italian bread for fresh garlic bread from my local grocery store. I only used half the recommended mayo since the garlic grad had butter on it.

Reviewed on Oct. 11, 2010 by shelc

I have made this recipe a couple of times and LOVE it!! I do use the Italian bread, but I cut it into cubes. It makes it easier to dish out.

Reviewed on Sep. 21, 2010 by mjlouk

I'd like to give this 3.5 stars. it had good flavor but the bread was mushy. Maybe make this with pasta instead of bread??

Reviewed on Sep. 17, 2010 by treeves76

One thing that helps,dont use the water. And toast your bread first. I did cheat, I used frozen meatballs. Everyone loved them. Will make again and make the meatballs the next time.

Reviewed on Sep. 17, 2010 by butterflied6

4 out of 5 of my kids loved it! The mayo was a little different, my kids say this receipe can sty!

Reviewed on Aug. 25, 2010 by clumbatt

I made this recipe and my family loved it. I read the reviews that talked about the bread being so soggy so I didn't put much water with the sauce. Just rinsed out the can and it wasn't soggy and everyone really liked this recipe. Would definitely make it again.

Reviewed on Aug. 13, 2010 by lauramarielawson

One of my all time favorites! I always cook the meatballs on the stove because I think it's easier. Love everything about this dish!

Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2010 by pamboettcher

I made this for an Italian night supper with friends and it received awesome reviews. However, I did not add the water and would suggest you use spaghetti sauce in place of the water. I could see how the water would make it very soggy, but the sauce worked great. I would definitely make it again.

Reviewed on Jun. 09, 2010 by balltongueblue

This is one of my family's favorte recipes. My 5 y/o nephew asked me for the recipe so he could give it to his mom. He really loved it. We've got it baking in the oven right now. Yumm-o!

Reviewed on Jun. 02, 2010 by Linda_J

I really wanted to like this---honest! The meatballs are quite tasty and I liked the creamed cheese layer flavor. The bread part didn't do it for me. Much, much too soupy with all that sauce, IMHO. If it were to bake up like a bread pudding it might work---or maybe if the bread was toasted first??? UGH What wasn't gooey stuck to the the dish. Like one commenter said "it didn't look like the picture" and I hoped it would. I'll probably play with parts of it.

Reviewed on May. 04, 2010 by lbritwahl

This was pretty good - but if I were to make it again, I would use day-old bread. It was REALLY sloppy and not like the photo

Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2010 by ndcusick

Nothing special...I'd rather just make meatball subs. My teenage boys did like the cream cheese mixture on the bread but otherwise it's just easier to make the sub sandwiches.

Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2010 by wiscook

can't believe this is under quick cooking, takes more than 1 hour and creates a lot of dishes, but well worth it. Day old bread works the best cut into 1 1/2 in cubes. The cream cheese layer is meant to stop the sogginess I would think.

Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2010 by jr1849

I made this for dinner last night and it was TERRIBLE! Bread was soggy and pasty and stuck to the ungreased bottom of my casserole dish. My family thought it was a horrible waste of good meatballs and cheese. I threw the recipe away as I will never make it again!

Reviewed on Apr. 08, 2010 by mlsears

This was one of the worst recipes I have ever made. The bread got super gummy to the point my husband said it was like eating a jelly fish! I will never make again!

Reviewed on Apr. 06, 2010 by tanyawi

I had some homemade meatballs in the freezer so I used those, but this is a REALLY Good Recipe

Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2010 by cher5873

wanted to make this but was 2 large for 2 people so invited family over and it was a big hit Only had one little piece left over. The only thing we found was the bread we used was fresh from that day, I would probably leave it out to harden a little as I found it a little to soft for our taste and meatballs were excellent Will definitely make this for our summer getogethers

Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2010 by alexjack

I liked how easy this was to put together, but if I made it again I would substitute riccota cheese in place of the mayonnaise. The mayonnaise was alittle weird for me.

Reviewed on Mar. 10, 2010 by carrie carney

I have been making this receipe for several years and it is one of our favorites. I have always used frozen meatballs though as a time saver...

Reviewed on Sep. 05, 2009 by kightlis

If you are hesitant about making this recipe, stop NOW and make this dish TODAY!!! I completely agree with previous comment...the meatballs themselves are wonderful and the whole dish together? WOW! Breads that are more "crumby" seem to do better than ones that are more moist in this recipe. YUM!!!

Reviewed on Aug. 25, 2009 by MariaLoon

I know I said I was going to wait until my step-son came to visit before I made this, but I just couldn't resist. It was INCREDIBLE! I only had a 24 oz jar of sauce to use, but it worked fine... I also started with parmesan garlic bread... added green onion, two heaping table spoons of minced garlic and one small can of finely chopped black olives to the sauce. I also used frozen meatballs instead of making my own this time. I was wondering if ricotta could be used instead of cream cheese and mayo for the spread? We love the spread as it is, but just wondering for a variation to the recipe if it would also work. Thank you SO much for sharing this! This will be made many times over through the years ;)

Reviewed on Aug. 24, 2009 by MariaLoon

I have not tried this recipe....yet! But my stepson loves meatball subs and I will make this for him the next time he visits us!  

Reviewed on Apr. 13, 2009 by Shelise

This recipe makes the BEST meatballs! I use the meatball part of the recipe for lots of other things. I also double the whole recipe, freeze each layer separately in bags: Bread, cream cheese mixture, cheese, meatballs and sauce and assemble in a casserole pan the day we want to eat it! We also really love it even more as a leftover!

Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2009 by gwhillikers

Love this recipe, as did my men! Nice break from the usual pasta casserole. I also mixed 1lb ground beef w/1lb sausage. The only other thing I did different was instead of mixing the meatballs with the sauce, I placed them on top of the bread and then poured the sauce over all. That way the meatballs were evenly distributed. This is a definite keeper ;)

Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2009 by paige6060@embarqmail.com

This was good and simple to make, leftovers tasted even better!!! I cheated and bought frozen meatballs.I will make this recipe again.

Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2008 by pinksuitcases

Man alive was this delicious! I worried about adding water to the spaghetti sauce, but it worked fine and didn't make the bread soggy or anything. I also doubled the meatball part of the recipe, just so there would be more of them in the casserole, but making it as written gives you enough really. I used one pound of ground beef and one pound of sausage for the meatballs also. You HAVE to try this one!

Reviewed on Mar. 09, 2008 by speckford

This casserole was delicious!! I thought the bread would get really soggy, but it didn't and was just as good, if not better, warmed up the next day. I substituted ground turkey for the ground beef, as well as light cream cheese and light mayo. I would have maybe cut down a bit on the cream cheese mixture as I found it a little bit too rich of a flavor, but that's personal opinion. Excellent dish!