My husband deviated from this slightly -- nearly doubled everything but the meat and onions, and didn't use lemon pepper but used black pepper. We did need to add water when we re-heated the next day, as expected. It'll be a permanent addition to our rotation of soups. Thanks for the recipe.

Reviewed On: Mar. 15, 2009

Since I don't like onions, my husband added 2 more stalks of celery and used red onions to balance the flavor for me. He loved the soup, I liked the soup. I like a little texture in my soups so he didn't blend it completely smooth, stopping a few seconds before. Great thickness and texture. The bacon was a little overpowering. For my 2nd bowl, I opted out of adding bacon. More bacon from my husband, he didn't complain. :) As was said previously, it's a soup you do have to babysit so it doesn't boil. It's one of the most vile (bitter) tasting soups if you do. ~25 years ago, my mother used crab and shrimp to make her version of avocado soup, similar to this recipe, pouring the soup in the shell and set it in the oven to bake. It made a beautiful presentation at the table and smelled great. We had to throw the entire batch away. I do not recall what we ended up eating for dinner... Thanks for the recipe.

Reviewed On: Mar. 15, 2009