Don't get me wrong, the basic recipe tastes great, but all it needs is some chicken to be perfect. Instead of making the dumplings I just opened up a 10oz can of ready-to-make biscuits, rolled it up into TINY balls (the dumplings swell up a lot after they hit the water) and dropped them in. One bowl and I was stuffed. Will be making again...with chicken

So yummy soup. Thanks for the recipe!!! My family loves this.

My son in law was a bit reluctant to eat this, as he is not a big fan of potato soup. But he liked it so well he went back for seconds and thirds. I did use 1/2 pound of bacon, 3 stalks of celery, and 1 large diced onion. I cooked the bacon and onion together, and boiled the potatoes and celery together. Did not drain off the water but then added chicken broth and one can of evaporated milk and milk in place of water. I put in 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese to my dumpling dough. I had some left over smoked keilbasa sausage and diced it up and placed it into the soup as well. This helped out with in the meat eaters in our family.

No one in my family liked this at all. Even after scraping up all the browned bits in the bacon pan and adding to the soup, the broth was still very bland. Adding some chicken bullion helped quite a bit and bumped this up from a two star recipe to a three star recipe for me. Even with that addition, we still didn't think much of the soup. I won't make it again.

I followed some previous tips, I added frozen veggies (which I loved), my dumplings were too dry and did not expand, so next time I will 1/2 the flour, omit the egg, and subtract 2 cups of water, as my soup was incredibly thin. I will also add the bacon at the table, it would have been much better with the fresh crunchy texture. Lastly, I would season the water, as I found it laking in flavor. Will make again, just needs a little more umph!

My husband and I tried this recipe and while it was filling and would be good for a cold day, I think the dumplings AND potatoes were just too much. However I loved the idea of carmelizing the bacon and onions in a skillet, and then adding it to the soup, that is something you could really play with.

when i first read the recipe i thought it sounded boring, but after reading the reviews i had to try it. Thank you for this recipe! YUM! a big hit with the whole family.

I made the just dumplings from this recipe to go with vegetable soup, and they were fabulous! The recipe made a lot, they weren't too salty, and it took about 1 minute to make them. I added some basil to the dough, which was a tasty addition. Definitely a keeper!

This soup was great. I added chicken and carrots with the potatoes.

This is an excellent comfort soup. Let the Nebraska blizzard rage on and give me another bowl of soup! Excellent. Here's what I discovered: 1) The soup thickens drastically with the addition of the dumplings, presumably because of the cumulative residue effect of all the flour from the dumplings ... so, one can certainly make this soup last longer by adding more water or chicken stock, 2) I followed the lead of another reviewer in adding chicken stock. Do note that this will make the soup taste saltier, so in using chicken stock, adding salt may not be necessary, 3) Most soup recipes end up with more servings. With all the labor involved, I wish there had been more so it would have lasted longer, 4) I forgot that dumplings increase in size as they cook, so my first dumplings were a little too big, and 5) Rolling the dumplings can be fun, but takes a long time if they are kept small. I'm a soup fanatic, and this one's a keeper.

great recipe! I like a more creamy soup so I pureed the potatoes before adding the dumplings, and my boyfriend loves bacon so I added a few extra pieces but then omitted the grease from the pan to keep it healthier.

Despite the rather simple ingredient list, I found this to be a very good recipe. Hearty, simple, and inexpensive... an excellent winter dish. I would make the following points and additions, however: -Make sure that the bacon used is high quality and flavorful. I used plain old supermarket bacon, and in retrospect I should have splurged for the specialty stuff. -Substituting broth for water, while unnecessary, will net a fuller-bodied taste in the long run. -The dumpling process took a long time for me; if one likes firm potatoes, I would recommend starting the process of cooking the dumplings 5-7 minutes earlier than instructed in the recipe.

This was an AWESOME recipe! After finishing one bowl of this my boyfriend almost got down on one knee and proposed - seriously! When I make this recipe I always add frozen veggies just to make me feel a little less guilty about diving in. I also add shredded chicken. When making the dumplings I don't add as much flour as the recipe calls for so that they are a little more moist (the batter will be sticky when adding to soup). A +++!!!

Easy, inexpensive, tasty. Made mine with chicken broth instead of soup, veggie sausages cut up instead of bacon.

i scaled this recipe to 12 servings, and my whole family of ten loved it! It makes a lot - we had some extras. Yum! I also made it with ground pork instead of bacon.

Great, so quick, easy and tasty. Perfect for cold nights, the husband and I love it.

this is the most simple recipe! very good too. for myself i just used bisquick and their bisket recipe for the dumplings. easyer that way. AND FASTER!!

Perfect! I love this soup on a cold or rainy day. It is a good pick-me-up food. I have all the ingredients in my kitchen all the time so it's very convenient to make. Thanks for posting this fabulous soup!