For non-vegetarians, I made this into a one pot meal...simply by switching out the vegetable broth to chicken broth, and throwing in some boneless, skinless chicken thighs before I put it in the oven. Tasted even better on the reheat! (I also added a clove of chopped garlic) There was a little liquid after 1 1/4 baking, but the barley soaked it up after letting it cool. I gave this a 4 star, because while it's a good, solid comfort food type dish, it's not exactly exciting.

Reviewed On: Mar. 10, 2009

THANK YOU!! I love this pie, and I'm not really a fan of pumpkin pie. It's way better than the standard pumpking pie. I made some changes: used regular prebaked pie shell instead of graham. Used low-fat sweetened condensed milk. Instead of 1/2 t. nutmeg, I did 1/4 teaspoon of fresh grated nutmeg, and 1/4 teaspoon of Chinese 5-spice. This pie totally rocked!!

Reviewed On: Nov. 27, 2008

So, if anyone is wondering what this is like, as I did, think along the lines of a creamy potato soup. And even though I used half - n - half, and only a cup, it seemed very rich too me. To other posters who had problems with the garlic burning...just roast whole cloves instead of chopping them. They get blended up anyway. Good soup, different. Didn't knock my socks off though.

Reviewed On: Oct. 9, 2008