I was looking for a good vegetarian soup for my family, and this one was a homerun. It has delicious flavor. I read many of the reviews, and made some of the modifications suggested: I sauteed the onion and celery in butter before adding, used 3/4 cup of barley and increased the broth by a can, and I used mostly Swanson chicken broth, but also used Swanson vegetable broth. This will be a winter staple in our house. Thank you so much for the recipe!

Reviewed On: Jan. 2, 2008

I thought this was pretty good. I added a large can of hominy, and cooked the whole thing in the crock pot at high for 6 hours.

Reviewed On: Dec. 17, 2006

I thought this was really good. Some of us ate it as soup, and some strained out the 'pork and veggie mixture and made tacos. I added a large can of hominy and cooked this in the crock pot. I also used a pork tenderloin, which shreds very easily when it has cooked in the crock pot. I cooked at high for 6 hours.

Reviewed On: Dec. 10, 2006