Used it as a base recipe.. tastes good! Used spaghetti, 1/2 cup more milk and overall probably 3-4oz of tomato paste plus some parmesan mixed in and added ground sweet Italian sausage.. took it out of the casing & ground it up & browned it.. all added together in the pot, very yummy! Didn’t have parsley so skipped it and I think it would be good if you like more salt or are a pepper pepper, I can definitely see red pepper flakes, even fresh tomatoes (if I had any!) being delicious in this too- but 3-year approved!