Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2012

I did not have Bob Evans home fry diced potatoes, I used equal amounts fresh potatoes that I cut as if I was making home fries. This is a nice base recipe but it needs a bit of goosing up for our family. I threw in more bacon and quite a few spices before it got to where we liked it. I doubt I'll make this again.

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Sarah Jo

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2012

Bacon bacon bacon! Who doesn't love bacon? The more the merrier. This soup is quite yummy. I think fresh parsley would be fabulous, and that is the only change I would make. Yes, I added more bacon than the recipe calls for. I also added less liquids than it calls for. I did add the 4 cups milk, but 14 ounces less of the chicken broth. I also doubled this so my honey could have some lunches for the week. He is in heaven. He loves it! It's cold and snowy out this evening, so it is keeping us warm! Thanks for sharing the recipe. :o)

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RckyMtnGirl

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

Living In: New Castle, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: May 22, 2011

As with all chowder-like dishes, bacon is best when it is very crunchy. To make it easy, I used onion in place of the leek. I also used my own potatoes and cut them into small cubes. Worked great!

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funcookin'

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Laramie, Wyoming, USA

Reviewed: May 3, 2011

it was amazing i make it every week for dinner and i also bring it for my lunch at work every day!!!!! i just dont get tird of it!!!!!!!

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RedKitty

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2011

Fabulous!

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JenW.home

Reviewed: Sep. 4, 2010

Good soup. I liked it and it had a lot of flavor. I took some of your ideas for my own version.

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DriverBarry

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Madera, California, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 2, 2010

Really great starting point, but needed some tweaking. I used some nice red potatoes, added some red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, and cheese. You just can't have potato and bacon without cheese. And last minute I threw in about one Tablespoon of chives chopped up all nice. Oh man, it was so good. Going into my recipe box and is going to be made again and again. mmmmmmm.

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Exploding Penguin

Reviewed: May 21, 2010

The liquid was too thin and we thought it lacked some flavor. I ended up thickening it up some. I will not make this again without making some definite modifications.

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Cindy G

Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2010

This is a great starting point. I've made it several times, and gradually adjusted it to my personal preference. I add a LOT more bacon (very unhealthy I know) and I also added some cheddar cheese- making it a little thicker and more flavorful. Add the grated cheese at the very end.

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rosajfz

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2009

Yuummmmy! I didn't have chicken broth on hand so I used 1 can of cream of chicken, and one can of cream of mushroom. I added some cooked potatoes and bacon with some cheddar cheese on top. Quick and easy to make.

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