Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2008

I should have rated this long ago. I have made it several times, and it's always a hit. I cook the macaroni right in the soup, and double the chicken stock.

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Foxy

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Reviewed: May 9, 2008

Wow! Easy and delicious! A yummy way to get veggies into my 2 year old twins! I chopped everything quite finely and they gobbled it down! I used fresh tomatoes because I needed to use them up and substituted some less favored vegetables (cabbage) with more onion, though you could add zucchini, squash, etc. Then I topped each bowl with either mozzarella or parmesan cheese. It was a big hit!

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chidachava

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Reviewed: May 2, 2008

This was a good soup, but with the onion and cabbage it was a little off. I also thought it would be better with some chicken chunks in it.

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Jamie A.

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Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2008

Very tasty. I used beef broth tetrapaks instead of cubes, and needed more liquid than 3 cups. I also cooked pasta separately, and added at end when soup was cooled somewhat, so it wouldn't overcook as I wanted to freeze some. Thanks for sharing!

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Jodi

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Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2008

Excellent recipe! I took it a step further because I had leftover corn, peas, greenbeans, cheese sauce and beef with taco sauce in the frig. So I tossed it all in there as well during the last step of the recipe. It was great!

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AZLADI5

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Reviewed: Mar. 18, 2008

dENNIS & aNGIE LOVED. cOOK THE vEGGIES A LITTLE LONGER THOUGH.

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sharon

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Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2008

needs 4 cups water, 4 bouillion cubes, extra pepper, and more spinach

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qxmomma

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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2008

EASY, and indeed only 30mins! I added more pepper for more of a kick/Italian flavor. I didn't have fresh spinach but putting in frozen spinach at the beginning (yes still frozen) works just fine. And I used ONE bullion cube so as have less salt and it tasted great!

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DaJoy

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Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2008

The only thing I substituted was organic beef broth instead of boullion cubes. It was really delicious and I'm going to make it again. R. Hurley

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Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2008

This was very tasty, but I did add pinto beans with bacon to it and my husband liked that addition.

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ceejay32

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Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2008

quick and yummy

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shawn

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Living In: Reardan, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2008

Very tasty, simple to make..... An excellent "warm you up" soup! Will make it again & again and have shared the recipe w/friends.......

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kittysmom

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Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2008

Excellent and healthy soup. I like the choice of vegetables. I added a few mini pasta shells and more broth. Turned out great and will be doing again and again!

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Isabelle

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Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2008

Easy and very tasty!! I cooked the vegetable part exactly as directed - but then added two cans of beef broth plus a little water instead of water/bouillon. I also added a couple of generous "dashes" of Worcestershire sauce, some oregano and basil.

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Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2008

I made this soup for the first time this week and it was fantastic. I am not a fan of spinach so I substituted with more cabbage. My fiance is a meat & potato kind of guy and was a little concerned that he would not like the soup but he said...WOW, this is actually really good. The other thing I did differently was used Basil, Oregano & Garlic seasoned diced tomatoes. That gave it a lot of flavor and was excellent. I will be making this recipe again as it is a nice change from the Wisconsin Winter chili.

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Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2008

Every time I make this I love it more! Minetrone is so healthy and yummy. I added turkey Italian sausage as my son doesn't think its 'real' dinner unless it has some meat.Garbanzos and Kidney beans.

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Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2008

Great soup, very fast, easy and tasty. I didn't have any cabbage, so I just added a bit more spinach, and I used white beans instead of pasta, but otherwise didn't make any changes. Will definitely make this again and again. Thanks!

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2008

This soup is full of flavour. I used chicken bouillon cubes instead of beef. I also added a 16 oz can of chicken broth to increase the amount of liquid in the soup. I also used a little bit of garlic salt. I may add some sausage next time for a little protein.

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Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2008

Okay, I'm sitting here pretty annoyed that my kids are starving and the veggies are still not soft after 40 min of simmering. I have tasted it, it is good, so I'm giving it the 3 stars, but please don't say it takes 30 minutes when there is no way that can be done!

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