I used half mild and half hot Italian sausage and drained the fat after browning, otherwise I made no changes; I usually doctor up recipes, but this soup didn't need it, this soup is absolutely wonderful as written!

Reviewed On: Jan. 13, 2008

ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL; the only change I would make is to cook the bacon first; when cooked with the cabbage it got a bit mushy and didn't taste very good; when precooked the bacon added a nice smoky flavor; another option would be to slice some kielbasa and place that in the roaster while cooking instead of the bacon.

Reviewed On: Oct. 25, 2007

Fantastic base recipe; the recipe is great as is but can be adapted to all kinds of different chicken flavors, just keep the mayo and breadcrumbs and vary the seasonings; this base makes a great oven chicken Parmesan, dip the chicken in mayo, use Italian breadcrumbs mixed w/ a couple tablespoons of Parmesan cheese to coat chicken and bake as recommended; fabulous! With this you can really get creative. The mayo is the secret.

Reviewed On: Oct. 7, 2007