Thanks so much for this easy and versatile recipe. I am never buying a packaged pancake mix again! Usually when I get recipes from allrecipes.com, I make some modifications according to our taste. The only thing that was different, is that I used butter flavored shortening because that was all I had on hand. I ran out of vegetable oil a few day prior. My children loved it! Next time I am going to make them without chocolate chips and put individual bowls of toppings on the table. Thanks again.

Reviewed On: Mar. 1, 2008

I found the broccoli soup to be a bit thin. It tasted good but I wouldn't go so far to say delicious. My children seemed to like it however we are accustom to the traditional cream of broccoli soup that is nice and thick. As per other reviewers,I also used chicken broth in place of the water and used half and half instead of milk. I also used extra broccoli and at the end I added shredded chedder to the pot. A nice twist was that I poured the soup into individual bread bowls which the kids loved.

Reviewed On: Apr. 10, 2007

I enjoyed this dish very much. There were some slight changes I made to suit our family. I used ground turkey instead, as we do not eat much red meat. I sauteed garlic with the onion in a little bit of olive oil with the paprika. For my herbs I used the ginger, chili powder, some sea salt and marjoram. I also added a can of diced tomatoes to the mixture. I then sauteed a frogen variety pkg of corn, green beans, peas and carrots. Added beef broth and flour. When I added the mashed potatoes, I put some French's french fried onions on top. Came out great! Thank you.

Reviewed On: Jan. 23, 2007