Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2012

I was scared of this recipe, but it was actually pretty good. I wouldn't leave out the sherry like so many other reviewers are; it was delicious! I followed the recipe exactly. The only thing I didn't like the diced celery or chopped carrots, and it was more of a texture issue - I don't like crunchy soups! But the taste was great.

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jennbo

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Cleveland, Tennessee, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2012

Family rated from a 3.5 to a millimeter below a 5. Needed more cheese, too much cheese, not spicy enough... next time I'll have some grated cheese on the side and maybe add an additional vegetable like peppers, which might give it the extra zest it needed. Definitely needed black pepper.

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Lisa

Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2011

Really good soup! i changed it a bit due to ingredients on hand. i started by halving the recipe, using broccoli, chopped carrots and cubed ham.(also cut up fresh onion and garlic) i used 3 chicken bullion cubes in 2cups of water. added one can of cheese soup and 1/2 c of milk. skipped the sherry. i used 1/6 c corn starch to 1/4c water. also added a sprinkling of real sharp cheese at the end. made with a loaf of homemade bread...DELICIOUS!!!!

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Mrs.Parks

Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2011

My family isn' t all that fond of cauliflower and they liked this. Only real change is to cut the butter in half...really don't need that much fat. I was afraid to put 1 TB of garlic in at first....that is an awful lot...so tried half first and didn't taste it much and put the other half in. I did it in the crock pot and just put the dairy items (milk, cheeses and corn starch water) in at the very end.

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camohn

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2011

Yummy! I halved the recipe and subsituted frozen chopped onions rather than onion powder. I will use fresh garlic next time.

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hollyraley

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Hoover, Alabama, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2011

This was a delicious recipe!

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ivabstar

Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2010

Fantastic soup- I imagine you could use any veggies, we had a plethora of green beans so only used them and it was wonderful!

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a4bz

Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2010

I made this as written, with two exceptions - I didn't have any nutmeg or onion powder, so I left those out. Oh, and I used less butter than called for. Anyway, the soup was fantastic! Nice, thick, smooth texture. I used a bag of frozen California Blend veggies - broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots - and included the sliced celery also. I loved this and plan to make it many more times. I also froze about 1 and 1/2 portions, so we'll see how well it freezes.

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ana2009

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Denver, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2010

Okay but not a keeper. There was not a lot of flavor and the texture was a little gritty. Not sure if it would improve the recipe to use flour versus cornstarch, or shredded cheddar cheese versus processed cheese. Don't care to try this again to find out, but perhaps someone else might benefit.

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AMYANDBREN

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Stephens City, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2009

Surprisingly good...made 1/2 a batch. Used real onion, didn't have onion pwder, chopped (1/3c). Doubled the carrot & omiitted the sherry, didn't have any. I think the cornstarch ration was a little too much b/c it make it took away from the chz taste a little, so i added another ounce of cheese. I'll see how it is tates on day two. Day two: Made white rice and added to the soup. I think its even better like this.

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