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Reviewed: may 25, 2009
So easy and what a great taste. I added more Parm and orzo. The family loved it!! They want me to make it at least once a week!!
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Reviewed: mar. 23, 2009
This is really, really good and easy to make. Definately use the fresh basil, parsley and lemon as described. Great as leftovers in lunches.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.73 star rating.
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Reviewed: mar. 20, 2009
I felt this had to be "doctored-up" quite a bit. Maybe my store bought canned broth wasn't as flavorful as some. ?? I am not sure. The ground beef and parmesan, etc. was not as good as wedding soups that I have made with Italian sausage. And, the broth flavor was just chicken broth, with no depth of any other flavor. I added chopped carrots, chicken boullion, lots of fresh black pepper, the juice of the lemon I zested, a cup of cream and then liked it much better but probably won't make again.
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Reviewed: mar. 11, 2009
Wow this was really great. I was able to find ground italian sausage near the store prepared meats and used that instead of ground beef. formed small meatballs and baked until brown in the oven so that they do not come out gray as some other users suggested. I also found and used acini de pepe instead of orzo as other users suggested and spinach instead of escarole. Next time I may use 6 cans of chicken broth (I used 33% less sodium broth) instead of 4. That way I will have more broth to noodles and it will also cut the lemon flavor just a little bit. I also added two chopped green onions, a teaspoon of ground pepper, a teaspoon of chopped basil, and about 1/4 c of matchstick carrots at the beginning of the boiling process. This was really great. I couldn't stop eating it!!!
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Reviewed: feb. 23, 2009
This soup was very good! Everyone in my family loved it. I don't remake things too often (I either get sick of it or the recipes isn't that good). This recipe is a keeper and I'm making it again tonight!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.73 star rating.
Reviewed: feb. 23, 2009
This was a very good soup, I was surprised how light and flavorful it was. The fresh lemon zest really made it outstanding. I think it is important to take the time to roll the meatballs really tiny to make the soup easy to eat. I also omitted the pasta and largely increased the amount of spinach to keep the calories down. This was filling, and kept in the refrigerator really well. I didn't give this 5 stars because I didn't think it was "craveable". I made it a couple of weeks ago and by the time the pot was empty I was done with it, and I haven't wanted it since.
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Reviewed: feb. 18, 2009
I don't know how to zest without a zester, so I just served a lemon wedge with each bowl. Overall, a nice recipe! Using fresh herbs was definately the way to make these meatballs. I used the advice of another reviewer and cooked the meatballs in the oven first to drain fat. Next time I'll make extra to freeze! It only got four stars because of the prep it takes to do fresh herbs and roll meatballs. I also have to grind my own breadcrumbs, so it took quite a while.
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Reviewed: feb. 2, 2009
This was wonderful and so easy to make! I am already looking forward to making this again.
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Reviewed: jan. 30, 2009
Absolutely delicious, not to mention easy to make. I used Canned Spinach, Ground Turkey and dried herbs and it still was fantastic. The hubby had two bowls. Will definately make this one again!
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Reviewed: jan. 29, 2009
excellent flavor. easy to make. everyone loved it. wouldn't change a thing!
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Reviewed: jan. 26, 2009
I thought this was delicious. I didnt have the noodles it called for but I had pastina(the littlestar shaped pasta) it came out great!! I loved it very much, I will make again.
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Reviewed: jan. 23, 2009
This was good, but it certainly needs lots more broth and for my liking needs more pasta. I may cut back a little on meatballs next time as well. I did use fresh basil which is necessary. The only spinach I had was frozen and it worked great. I would also highly recommend to use sausage instead of hamburger. I used 1/2 Bob Evans Italian and 1/2 regular. Wonderful tasting meat!! I will definately make this again, but w/ these changes.
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Reviewed: jan. 22, 2009
GREAT, GREAT, GREAT!!! I use ground turkey instead of beef. But other than that I don't make any changes. It is fantastic! Thank you!!!!!!
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Reviewed: jan. 22, 2009
This was fabulous, reminded me of my Italian routes! I couldn't find the traditional pasta, so I used orzo. Will make this again and again.
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Reviewed: jan. 20, 2009
Absolutely awesome. Such a nice "fresh" taste - must have been the lemon rind that made the difference. It is a perfect soup as an appetizer because its "light" feeling, but also it can be used as a meal because of the meatballs. Thanks for sharing!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.73 star rating.
Reviewed: jan. 12, 2009
I would rate this a five but I felt it lacked in flavor a bit. Once I added additional basil and seasoning, I thought it was really good. I will definitely make it again.
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Reviewed: jan. 12, 2009
I doubled this recipe, but only used the original amount of lemon zest. We love lemons in our house, but this still had MUCH to much lemon flavor. Everything else in the soup was tasty, we just thought the amount of lemon flavor was odd.
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Reviewed: jan. 8, 2009
This recipe was exceptional. I used everything according to the recipe for the exception of italian sausage that I already had on hand. This was delish! I highly recommend this recipe.
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Reviewed: dec. 26, 2008
I just got done making this. This soup is beyond delicous! I even had 2 bowls since it was so good. The best part is, I had most of the ingredients on hand. I only had to buy spinache, I used the baby variety. I used dried herbs, a dash of basil & parsley. Used a splash of bottled lemon juice rather than lemon zest. And I used 3- 14oz cans of beef broth which came out to 5 C & 3/4 C vegetable broth that I had lying around. I loved this soup so much! I'm not a fan of canned soup. I like to make my own soups so I can control what is in them & this was so easy to make. This was a very quick & easy to make soup. I highly recommend this recipe.
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Reviewed: dec. 24, 2008
I love this soup, and this is by far my most favorite recipe on this site. Imake it at least once a month. After making it so many times, I usually tweak it a bit each time (extra orzo, garlic, celery, extra salt, etc.), but this is a great recipe!
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