Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2012

I want to give this more stars! What an amazing soup. I like spicy foods, so I use spicy Italian sausage for the meatballs. I also add some garlic and Italian seasoning to the meatballs. Absolutely delicious!!! I make it again, and again, and again!

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nineand3

Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2011

nice taste. I rolled my sausage into balls as others suggested and added garlic. Yum! Thanks for the recipe!

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Dawnie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2011

SUPER EASY, SUPER YUMMY! Will definately make this again. Unlike other soups, I didn't need to add any salt to this recipe! I did however, add a little fresh garlic, just because I love garlic, and it was absolutely delicious!

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LPOTTER70

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Woodbury, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2011

love it! So easy to make.

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aimeerubi@comcast.net

Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2011

Very good! I happened to have venison sausage so I made it with that. If I was using Italian pork sausage I probably would have omitted the olive oil. Followed directions pretty much to a tee, except added garlic to the sausage as well as some dried red pepper flakes, black pepper, oregano, and parsley. Added a little extra broth because I threw in pasta near the end. Definitely follow Melanie's instructions about making small meatballs out of the sausage.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: West Haven, Connecticut, USA

Living In: Port Jervis, New York, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2011

Very good, but if you like it spicy use Mild Italian Sausage to kick it up a notch.

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Bob

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2011

Pretty good soup! I didn't use any oil, I just put some sliced up sausage in the pot with a little water to begin with. I took the advice of other reviews and added garlic. A huge elephant garlic clove, and used canned, diced tomatoes in place of tomato sauce. I also added some cayenne pepper and a little black pepper. I enjoyed it and so did my husband. I'd make it again.

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Hawley

Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2011

I omitted the tomato sauce, and added a couple of cloves of garlic to the sausage and it was so delicious - my friend and her 2 year old daughter both loved it as well. Make sure you note Melanie's added instructions to pinch the sausage into small meatballs and fry in oil, also add a small pasta (I used tubettini) towards the end of cooking.

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MissFern

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2010

I have been married for 30 years and this is one of the best recipes I have ever made. I pretty much followed the recipe to a 'T'. I did add an extra box of chicken stock because I added cooked ditalini noodles to the soup which absorbs some of the broth. I also used a big bag of fresh spinach instead of escarole...only because it is more of a preference with my family. Other than that...wow, never made soup myself with such flavor!

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