Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2011

We enjoyed this soup. I cook the bacon and remove it - use it for the garnish as we like it crisp. You can add more potatoes and kind of mash them. I did add celery & carrots and used fresh thyme instead of the oregano. Thanks for an inspiring recipe.

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Baking Nana

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Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Corona, California, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2010

Outstanding recipe. This was fast and easy, had great taste. Next time I am going to add crab and may mash some of the potatoes to make it a tad thicker-overall I thought it was really good. My family loved it!

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GHELMS

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Adrian, Michigan, USA

Living In: Valdosta, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 12, 2010

I'm not a great cook and not in the best of moods but I had a heck of a time with this recipe. I think I've spent close to 2 hours on it with prep included. I had my gas stove set to medium high heat but those potato cubes were not browning, finally cranked it up to high to get them going. Then the simmering...I have simmered before but again, wasn't happening on anything lower than medium so after the first 15 minutes raised the heat. Finally some action but those darned potatoes were not getting soft so I think we ended up with 45 minutes of cook time before I added the corn, then cooked for another 20 minutes or so (I've lost track) and most of the potatoes were cooked through. Added the heavy cream and cheese, mixed and...bland. I think maybe salt and pepper to taste should be a little more specific, I think of a pinch and a dash but so far I've added at least 1/4 tsp of each. I only used 3 cups of chicken broth and 2 large baking potatoes so the consistency was great. I did not add the flour as others suggested but I do have good consistency. This was EXCELLENT the following day reheated in the microwave, the flavors definitely melded overnight so I have upgraded my rating.

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kimche

Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2009

Ok, so I used my bacon yesterday for BLT's and didn't have any for this BUT I did have some bacon grease to saute the onions and garlic ( my addition)and potatoes in. I didn't brown the potatoes, 'cus time was a factor, and only added 3 cups of a flavorful , so many arn't, chicken broth. I couldn't get my eye on the oreagano and so used basil and had no cream so added what we drink - 1% milk. I added alittle more cheese than called for. We like it alittle thicker so I just mashed up some of the potatoes and stirred it up - GREAT! This is the best recipe to work from - thank you.

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cyncla

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2009

It was okay. Everyone ate it without complaining, but it lacked the flavor we like. In spite of all the other ingredients (potatoes, cheese, onions, etc.) it kept too much of the "canned" taste of the corn -- you know, that flavor canned corn has that fresh or frozen doesn't. I guess I shouldn't be surprised since it does have 2 cans worth in it. :-) I think it needed something to balance out that flavor. On the other hand, if you love canned corn, you will probably love this. It looked really scrumptious while cooking.

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Natural & Good4U

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2008

I picked this recipe because I didn't have evaporated or condensed milk on hand. This recipe is so fast & east & tasty! I only used 4 cups of broth because that's all I had on hand. But I found it to be a little watery & not quite as thick and creamy as I'd like but the taste was out of this world. I'm making it again this week but I might throw in a little flour to thicken it up a bit. Great cold weather meal!!!

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