This recipe is amazing! I'm surprised so many reviewers found it salty, because I didn't have that problem at all. I made the recipe pretty much as is except I used cream of mushroom soup instead of cream of chicken. I also added about a quarter cup of red wine, which I think made the recipe even better. This recipe, while not healthy, is hearty and fantastic. Even the leftovers are delicious!

Reviewed On: Dec. 18, 2007

I was shocked by how good this soup was. I admit I made this recipe with pretty low expectations, I mean, how great can carrot soup be? But this recipe is fantastic! I tried it both with half and half to make a cream soup and without and it's delicious both ways. I did add more cilantro than the recipe called for and substituted red pepper flakes for the chile. Also, one caveat, my soup didn't not look as pretty as the one in the picture - for some reason it was more brownish than orange.

Reviewed On: Dec. 4, 2007

I was fairly disappointed in this recipe. Like other reviewers, I used Italian sausage instead of ground beef. The resulting chili was pretty standard, hence the three stars. It wasn't bad but it was nothing special. Certainly nothing that I would have expected to win a chili cook-off.

Reviewed On: Dec. 3, 2007