It always amazes me how people can perceive recipes so differently. This is by far the worst MS recipe I have ever made. I said it tasted like the smell of uncooked hamburger. lol It's a lot of work and ingredients for something that isn't remotely good.

This recipe was a big hit with our family. Not only was it quick, it was absolutely delicious. Like other reviewers, I browned some italian (turkey) sausage and added it to the dish. Along with using the rigatoni and shaved parm chese, it not only looked great, but tasted great too. Fall is the time for abundant amounts of eggplants fresh from the garden - what a great use!

Don't forget this sauce can be made ahead and frozen. Excellent as a gift for those home with colds or a new baby. Or, in my case, nights that I don't want to cook!

This is a way to help me get my husband to try eggplant. I am growing that and zuccini so we have more than we can eat alone. Giving it away--knew I would have to.

This can be easily doubled or quadrupled for a crowd and can have subs of the smaller portioned veggies without disturbing the taste and effect of the dish. I modified the recipe to suit our tastes and garden. I browned loose hot italian sausage first, removed it and sauteed the eggplant in that. Instead of green pepper I added diced carrot. I also used 4 garlic cloves instead of 1. I quadrupled it to feed 25 and made it the day before. No prob.

My husband and I didn't really think the zucchini went with the overall flavor of the sauce, but other than that this was an easy hit. I agree that it didn't quite make 8 servings - closer to 6.

I added a jar of "four cheese" spaghetti sauce to the veggie/meat mix. After that it was a big winner at the dinner table.

Very yummy! I substituted finely chopped mushrooms for the ground beef and made sure all the water had cooked off from the veggies before adding the tomatoes. I made a whole recipe, and I don't think it would serve 8. However, we tend to use small amounts of pasta (gotta watch those "bad" carbs) and LOTS of sauce. I think the sauce would be great with the beef or with a mix of beef and hot italian sausage. This is a great way to use up all those garden veggies!

I love this dish! Iit is so easy to make, almost a one pot meal!! i am partial to eggplant though so i added more of tht and left some green peppers out. also since it is just me and my boyfriend, i took half and frozen it, tasted just as good the second time, if not better!

All you have to do is half the ingredients and you'll have a receipe for 4! I do it all the time