Ummm.... I think I messed up so I did not care for it. I will try to make it again to see if it works better. I used seasoned bread crumbs next time I will use plain. Also, the instructions confused me because it said to use half of the cheese but it didn't say where to put the other half...? I will use less panko as well and definitely less noodles. It said 3 cups dried noodles but I think it meant cooked noodles. I halfed the noodles after they had cooked.