This soup was easy and delicious. I have never eaten kale before but could not pass it up on the BOGO sale this week. I added carrots and celery as I wanted to use up these ingredients. I also used dried beans, canned tomatoes, dried parsley, and herbes de provence as I had these ingredients on hand. I added a little garlic salt and a few dashes of hot sauce as I was afraid the soup might taste like kale or be flavorless. As other reviewers have said, it really is good! I had it with 1/2 of a sandwich for lunch and it was very filling.

Reviewed On: Jan. 5, 2009

My family had high hopes for this recipe which we prepared for Christmas. We followed the recipe exactly but the pepper flavor was way too strong. My family loves spicy food, but this recipe had too much pepper for our tastes. A few people cut the edge of the beef off to eliminate some of the pepper. Perhaps more garlic & lemon/less pepper would have suited my family better.

Reviewed On: Dec. 28, 2008

This was very well received by my family on Christmas morning. I have a family member with special dietary needs so I used ham, egg beaters (12 eggs), low fat cheese, and fat free cottage cheese (2 cups). You would never know that I substituted low fat ingredients. I did follow some other suggestions about spices and added ground mustard, herbes de provence, hot sauce, and diced green pepper (added with onions and ham). I prepared the casserole the night before and baked it in the morning. It was delicious and I will definitely make again.

Reviewed On: Dec. 25, 2008