I made this soup using vegetarian sausage crumbles. I melted the onions in unsalted butter instead of margarine, added 1 veggie bouillon cube along with the water, and substituted a mixed blend of vegetables that included carrots because I didn't have frozen carrots by themselves. The soup was delicious, but we did feel like we needed to add a fair amount of salt to it. I'll be making this one again, I'm sure.

Definitely a recipe worth saving. I think next time I will just leave the potato flakes out, and maybe add a couple extra veggies, like celery. I used a can of sliced carrots because that's what I had on hand, so I didn't add them until the soup had all ready been cooking for thirty minutes or so. Next time I will also make sure to slice my sausage pieces a little smaller. Really great flavor. Thanks for this recipe!

I reduced the onion to one, nixed the peppers and used fresh carrot and this recipe is a favorite for my family. During the winter, we make this a couple times every month!

Very good soup! I used soy milk because we're dairy free and it was wonderful. Thank you for a new soup to add to my recipes - I will make this again!

This recipe is great...I make it when it is so cold outside and my boyfriend and son love it..the only thing that I changed is I use dried onions and no peppers in my recipes. everything else I kept to same. Thank you so much for the recipe

This was absolutely delicious. My husband and son really enjoyed this. I followed the recipe, except I did not have any green peppers, so did not add. However, I am sure that would have been good also. I added 1 tsp of chicken better than boullion in place of 1 tsp salt. I did not have potato flakes, so I did as others have mentioned and mixed a little flour with milk to thicken. I also mashed some of the potates to help thicken. Also, added a few slices of american cheese. I will definitely make this again.

This was very good. I thought I might have leftovers for lunch the next day but my husband and children polished it off.

I made this without milk because I was out and it came out pretty tasty. It's a pretty basic potato soup. The sausage adds good flavor.

Easy to prepare & great to eat!

I lowered the calories by eliminating the butter and the milk - I boiled sliced light smoked sausage and the veggies with the potatoes and added 1/4 C of cream when tender. Seasoned with celery seed. Instead of adding instant (yuck) I just mashed some of the potatoes with a fork against the side of the pot until I got the consistency I wanted. Very low in calories and really hearty!

True to the other reviews, this soup is great and very hearty.

Very good and although I didn't have all ingredients, I substituted: frozen corn and beans for carrots and peppers, mild italian sausage for polish sausage. Family loved it.

Creamy, and very very yummy. No changes needed to this one. Thank you for this post~ ummm ummm

This was excellent soup. It will be made often in our house, especially with winter approaching. I made it for my husband, my teenage son and myself for a late dinner, as I know my younger kids probably wouldn't like it. My son ate FOUR bowls of it!!! We all loved it. I followed the recipe exactly, with the exception of using chicken broth rather than plain water. Served it with crusty french rolls. I noticed some of the previous reviewers said it was "too bland". We thought it was very flavorful!! And the aroma while it was cooking was amazing. I used Farmland Polska Kielbasa for the sausage, and it gave the whole dish a nice smoky flavor. The texture was perfect with the 3/4 cup of the potato flakes. Thank you for posting this gem!

This is delicious. And more importantly, this is so very easy to make. I made it for my family and they loved it. And it makes so much that you can have it more than once! Great recipe!

Great soup! Thanks, Deirdre Dee! What a nice change for potato soup! Great on these cold evenings! I omitted the green pepper. The smell was fabulous! MmmmMmmmmgoooood! :)

I WANTED TO TRY IT AS IT IS WRITTEN BEFORE I MADE ANY CHANGES AND FOUND IT VERY EASY AND DELICIOUS JUST AS IS. THE SECOND TIME I FIXED IT I USED A PACKAGE OF ROSEMARY GARLIC INSTANT POTATOES AND THE SOUP WAS A HIT WITH MY GUESTS. IT ALSO IS FAIRLY QUICK TO ASSEMBLE SINCE I CHOPPED WHILE THE ONIONS COOKED.