Without the celery and carrots, this was a very kid friendly recipe. I ended up needing 4 cups of liquid to start - maybe I put in too many potatoes. I put the jar of hot sauce on the table for people to add if they wanted more.

five servings makes alot of soup!

Very good. I made a few changes...omitted celery (don't like it), used a little less hot sauce since my toddler would be eating it. I think next time I will try it with Velveeta instead of the cheese whiz. I think Velveeta would taste a little better.

This is delicious. I substituted the ground beef with ground turkey. And i served it with pumpkin muffins. It was a huge hit at work on soup day. I did try it without the cheese before i added it and I like it much better with the cheese.

love it

It was good, but didnt really like the hamburger in it, and instead of 2 cups of water, I used 4 cups of beef broth.

Hmm.. this turned out *AWESOME* how I made it, but since it was way different didnt rate it. I tripled the liquid, used beef soup base, added mushrooms and more of all veggies, seasoned with garlic salt, accent (MSG), garlic chile paste instead of hot sauce, used light cheese whiz, and cooked on stove top (took about an hour total). It was EXCELLENT and got rave reviews...thanks for the great starting point! As written i think it would have been a little thick and "stewy" for my tastes...I like really brothy soups :-)

Delicious and so easy to make!

Great soup, something a little different. Easy to prepare. Used extra meat. My husband really liked it, he had 3 bowls!! Would make again. Don't really need to change a thing.

YUMMY!!! I skipped the hot pepper sauce and cut back a little on the celery and carrots (just a personal preference.) I added a little more onion, only one beef bouillon cube and two large potatoes. I tried it before I added the cheese and loved it so much that way that I left the cheese out! I recommend it both ways.

this was great and I had to modify it quite a bit because I was to lazy to get out in the snow to go the store!! I used a can of corn,drained and potatoes and used shredded velveeta, no celery or carrots and it was still wonderful, its best to let it cool and scrap the buttery fat from the cheese off the top before you reheat it, I can't wait to try it with the cheez whiz thanks for a great recipe

This soup is wonderfully easy and terribly delicious. I doubled the recipe and took the soup to a work luncheon. The soup was gone before I got through the line. This will become a family favorite and go in the cookbook I have created for my children when they grow up.

Yum! This soup was so flavorful, delicious, and hearty. It is like a meal by itself. We added more pepper sauce to give it a kick, and some shredded Sharp cheddar as we were serving it. This is perfect for Cheese lovers!

Husband and I liked this soup. Unfortunately, my young children would not go near it - but that is not unusual. Next time, I will substitute a can of beer for the water to give it a great beer-cheese flavor. I also will add a little less corn. This is a very thick soup and I think the recipe is a little heavy on the corn. To simplify even more, I substituted a can of Veg-All large cut veggies for the potatoes, carrots and celery. Same ingredients, but much less time to prepare and cook. I was able to make the entire soup in about 30 minutes on the stovetop by using these pre-cooked canned vegetables. I will try this again soon.

This was a family favorite - my husband said it scored a "10"! I used Taco Bell's Cheese and Salsa mix (in a jar) and didn't add any of the spice. It seemed to do the trick. I will definitely make this again. Thanks!