Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2009

soo soo easy, and soo soo delicious!!!

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Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2009

This was very easy and surprisingly good. Cooked sausage then just dumped everything into a slow cooker and let it simmer a couple hours til we were ready to eat. I did add a few cloves of fresh garlic and cooked some rotelle noodles al dente prior to dumping them into the stew.

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BB Bob

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Miami, Florida, USA

Living In: Hollywood, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2009

This was a pretty good recipe as is, though I had to make a few modifications to suit our taste. Instead of diced tomatoes I used an 8oz can of tomato sauce. I also added about 1 tbsp of Italian seasoning. I omitted the mixed vegetables and just used kidney beans. And I added egg noodles (like the picture shows) as well. I only used 1 can of the beef broth and only about 2/3 of the sausage roll and it was plenty for just my husband and I. Thanks for a great base, I had fun with this one and my husband loved it!

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Rachel

Home Town: Independence, Kentucky, USA

Living In: Walton, Kentucky, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2009

This was a very easy meal. However I was confused. The picture shows what looks like egg noodles, but the recipe didn't call for any, so at the last minute I left them out. I also added 2 cloves of garlic, 1 can white (great northern) beans, and a tablespoon of Italian seasoning.

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Reviewed: Jan. 31, 2009

This is a very easy yet tasty and filling stew. I have made it both with pork sausage and with turkey sausage for a leaner option, and it is wonderful both ways. My major complaint is that it definitely needs seasonings and spices. I have added a large clove of garlic to a half-recipe, as well as some parsley, basil, oregano, and crushed red pepper, and that improved the taste significantly. Also, the "serving sizes" seem to be waaaaaaay off. When scaling the recipe down to what is supposedly two servings, it feeds my husband and I for three days.

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Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2009

I didn't have Itlaian sytle tomatoes so I just added Italian seasoning. I also added a handful or two of pasta to give it a bit more hardiness. This was so easy and so yummy. For veggies I used a combo pack of zucchini, carrots, and greea beans - perfect. This one is a keeper says my 100% Italian husband.

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katherine

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Reviewed: Jul. 28, 2008

I'd give this a 5 except I changed a lot to compensate for what I had on hand. I didnt have any preseasoned tomatoes so I used a can of diced tomatoes and a can of tomato sauce. I added my own garlic, thyme, basil, oregano, and pepper. I also used hot italian sausage. It came out soo so good.

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Amanda

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Home Town: Lusby, Maryland, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2008

Very simple and easy to make. I thought the amount of rice seemed like a small amount so I added 1 cup of rice and upped the chicken broth to 3 cups. Did not use okra(don't like) but added red peppers and sauteed them w/ the onions. I also used a different brand of sausage but overall liked the recipe. Only 4 stars because while it is tasty it is not to "die" for.

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Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2008

This is very tasty, easy and satisfying - both the husband and I enjoyed it. I cooked some garlic with the meat and later assed fresh rosemary,thyme, basil..I used regular diced tomatoes and a plain broccoli/cauliflauer mix..as I could not find the Italian blend. I'll do the same next time but might try scaling back on the meat to reduce calories.

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Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2008

Quite tasty! This is a great base recipe. For the minor variations, I used Hot Italian Sausage links cut into chunks, chicken stock in lieu of beef broth. Then I added 1/2 onion, 1 zucchini, oregano and garlic salt, and dried mushroom tortellinis. A cheese tortellini would have been better as I forgot to add the Parmesan. Nice and hearty; will make again! I used 32 oz chicken stock (as opposed to beef), added 1/2 onion, 1 zucchini, oregano and garlic salt. As far the bagged veggies, I found some

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Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2008

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Reviewed: Sep. 18, 2007

Awsome soooo simple & quick tastes even better when you heat it up the next day.

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Home Town: San Antonio, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: May 1, 2006

Very good! I use 'veggies for soup' frozen blend instead of the italian blend. I also added a small can of cut mushrooms. I loved it and so did my extremely picky husband! **Update** I've made this about 15 times now and I change a couple things to taste--I either use the "hot" sausage OR I use regular sausage (or ground venison) but add diced tomatoes with chilis...too hot when you use both. I try to use low sodium broth. I don't ever add pasta, my husband eats it with oyster crackers. I serve it with a green salad and sometimes crusty bread. It is SO good!

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Sarah D.

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Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2006

VERY EASY! All you do is brown the sausage and then add everything all at the same time and then simmer it. The recipe does not specify how much and what type of pasta to use so I used about an 8 oz bag of Rotini (corkscrew style) pasta. Next time I will use 16 oz of pasta. It is very tasty, but it could use a bit more spice for flavor. I did not use the spicy Italian sausage, I think that would have made the difference. I did find it but, I had trouble finding the "Italian Style Vegetables". It consists of green beans, cauliflour, broccoli, carrots, lima beans and peppers.

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