Reviewed: May 16, 2009

Not my kinda thing (so I didn't even taste it) - and I did change the recipe slightly based on veggies here that needed to be used (and an abundance of V8 that nobody would willingly drink) -- but hubby thought the soup was wonderful and asked if I could make it again - often. (Shame I didn't write down what I DID end up using, huh?) LOL Anyway this is my new go-to for vegetable-mystery soup -- thanks for the excellent base to start with!

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Tracey

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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2009

Left out celery (personal taste) added more potatoes. Left everything the same. Loved it! Even the leftovers reheated were amazing!

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Jenifer

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2009

Awesome vegetable soup, though I would dare say its more of a stew than a soup possibly. I follow the recipe exactly, except I do not use garbanzo beans, instead opting for kidney beans. Tastes great still! I make a ton of this and save it(freeze some) and eat it for a healthy lunch at work.

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Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2009

Low fat and healthy indeed, but rather low on taste also. This blend of vegetables needs a lot more spices to liven up. My family grumbled a bit but ate it nonetheless so it was not that bad after all.

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Alina

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Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2009

This was good except the 1 cup of rice I thought was way too much, it got too thick. I also used spicy v-8 juice and it was way too hot. So next time I won't do that, but overall it was tasty.

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Linda

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Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2009

Made a lot, so I froze 1/2. Very filling. I doubled the seasonings to get more flavor.

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Lij

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Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2009

Delicious! I didnt have vegetable juice so i used Bloody Mary mix from Trader Joe's and Lemon Pepper.

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Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2009

I will have to tweak this recipe a bit before it gets 4 or 5 stars. First of all, I really disliked the rice which when cooked got very mushy. I will substitute barley next time...a good thickener which holds its shape in soups and stews. The liquid was far too little and I ended up adding about 4 cups more water to make it soup-like instead of stewy. The overall measurements of vegetables was good...no flavors were overpowering but next time I may substitute a vegetable or chicken stock for part of the 3 cups tomato juice cocktail. Corn and peas together are too many starchy (high carb) vegetables for me...I added only corn and of that, half of what was called for. I will finish the soup and try again next week making the changes. Thanks for the starting recipe. I'll let you know how my changes work out!

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Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2009

I'm giving this three stars because it has potential, and you can change it to suit your personal tastes and what you have on hand. We like thick soups, so this was good. On the other hand, we feel there were too many starches in it: potatoes, beans, corn, rice. The herbs used were an odd mix, too. I'll have to play with this on, and see what herbs would work better.

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Home Town: Coupeville, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2009

Made this as is and it was great. I'm sure you could make changes here and there for variety or to taste but it's vegetable soup. It's forgiving like that.

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Christine

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Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2008

This soup was great. It came out more like a stew, but I added more to the recipe and did not adjust the liquid. I added an extra potato, 1 bag of edamame instead of peas and used brown rice instead of white. This is for sure a keeper.

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Judy

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2008

I love the veg cocktail base to this soup. I used this recipe as a base to get rid of some vegetables I had that I wanted to use up. I put in leeks, celery, chickpeas, navy beans, soy beans, can tomatoes and some green tomatoes form my garden. Just whatever I had around. It was delicious! I also added some rice.

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Tracy Elizabeth

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Reviewed: Jul. 24, 2008

I liked this very much. It IS more like a stew than a soup, but I don't mind chunky veggies. Since I live alone, I rely on dishes that refrigerate or freeze well--and this soup is still going strong in the fridge after two weeks!!

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Julia

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Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2008

I made this recipe and it was barely edible. The rice made it not a soup, or even a stew, but mush. I am now going to throw away the gigantic amount of vegetable "soup" this recipe makes.

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Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2007

This is my weekly go-to soup. Easy, quick, healthy and delicious. I use frozen corn and frozen peas, and I cook the onions, potatoes, carrots and celery 1st for about 15 minutes before adding the other veggies as they cook pretty quickly. I also use fresh garlic. Rarely have the leeks, so I'll add extra celery and onions in that case.

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2007

I found this soup quite bland and definately more like a stew than a soup. Would not make again.

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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2007

Soup was EXCELLENT, very good, I don't usually eat many peas or beans but this reciepe made then taste great. I added a can of chicken broth so it wasn't so thick. My husband loved it to and the best part it is super healthy.

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2007

The picture looked so yummy I just had to fix it for supper today. However, I didn't have all the ingredients so I had to improvise. I diced up an onion and cooked it in a little reduced fat butter. Then I added 1 can each: corn, baby carrots, tomato soup, petite diced tomatoes, cubed potatoes. I added a little water and added some barley and simmered until the barley was done. It WAS thick as stew and tasted great. Hopefully I'll have all the ingredients next time and it'll be even better. Thanks for a great idea!

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Reviewed: Jul. 20, 2007

Excellent! I was looking for a hearty vegetable soup. Lots of big chunks. I of course added more of what I liked and less of what I didn't. Perfecto. Thank you.

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