Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2008

Awesome! Even the non veggie folks in my house loved this dish. I forgot the cabbage while at the store. I, and my family, didn't miss it. I think I will always leave out the cabbage.

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2008

This was wonderful on a cold day! I omitted the cabbage though as my people aren't fans, but it was still great. Even my three yr old who won't eat beef stew or anything like that thought it was good. I served it with bread and it was a complete meal. Thanks!

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Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2008

I have to give this one five stars because my husband said this was one of the best soups he has ever had and he is not usually one to rave. I omitted the ground beef and ended up trippling the water and adjusting the seasoning accordingly. It was very, very thick without the additional water. Very easy to make and great flavor. Will definitely make again.

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BEFFERSON

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Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2008

Very good recipe, I made few changes; added water (used four cups) and eliminated the kidney beans, because my family does not care for them. This will be my keeper recipe for vegetable beef soup from now on.

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Lisa, NY

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Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2008

This recipe was ok. I thought it was going to be more like minestrone. I added some zucchini in as well, and it turned out ok, but I probably will not make this again, in favor of finding a more minestrone-like recipe. I felt like the corn and the cabbage really did not belong here, but the broth was good.

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laura_lee_76

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Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2008

This is a great Italian Vegetable Soup...I did not have cabbage when I made this...it was still wonderful...my family absolutely loved it!!!I added a little tomatoe juice to give it my liquid.

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Sally

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Reviewed: Jan. 14, 2008

I probably shouldn't rate this recipe because I changed it so much. I didn't add any of the seasonings. Instead I used 5 links of Italian sausage that I removed the casings from, two I mashed and browned with the one pound of hamburger and the other three I cut into chunks and added to the soup. I used two cans of beef broth instead of the bouillion cubes. Didn't add any water either. I added two small cubed potatoes instead of the macaroni. I also drained the juice from the corn and green beans (the recipe didn't state what to do with the juice). I also only used one can of kidney beans. With the italian sausage added, the soup had WONDERFUL FLAVOR! If you like more broth, than add another can of beef broth. I let the soup simmer for a good three hours, this would be a good soup recipe for the crock-pot too. If you want a spicer soup, than use hot sausage. This recipe was a good starting point for the soup that I made!

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IMACOOKY1

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Living In: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 14, 2008

very, very good. i added a can of garbanzo beans as well. healthy and tasty, a great combination of flavors.

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susane

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Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2008

Wonderful! I was a little skeptical as this recipe was so different from my basic vegetable soup recipe. I did everything by the recipe except omitted the water and added a box + 1 can of low sodium fat free beef brouth. I used a large can of crushed tomatoes instead of a smaller diced. The second time I didn't have crushed, it was better with crushed. I also cooked the mac seperately and we all decided we liked it better without the pasta. 2nd time didn't even bother with pasta. I used frozen corn and frozen Italian cut green beans. Definately a keeper.

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GOLFBHARD

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Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2008

Tastes like vegetable soup. It's as thick as in the picture, though. After following the recipe exactly and trying some, I ended up adding more water to make it soupy, and adding more beef stock and some seasoned salt and louisiana hot sauce to give it a little more flavor. It wasn't particularly lacking in flavor...it just didn't really stand out either. All in all, a solid, easy recipe.

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Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2008

This was so easy to make. My husband who doesn't like beans loved this soup. We sprinkled pecorino romano on top with some black pepper - FANTASTIC!

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Jo Ann

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Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2008

This is a WONDERFUL soup! I threw all of it in my stockpot last night, and stuck it in the fridge. This morning I heated it to simmering, and it is near done, and the taste and smell is great! I did not fix the macaroni, and I don't think I will, and was out of ground beef, so quartered and sliced some smoked sausage. It seems to be a full bodied soup as it is. Only flaw was maybe Jackie the submitter meant 2 QUARTS of water? But no biggie, have made plenty of homemade soups, and know to adjust the liquid and or broth level to our likings, and if I up the liquid, know to adjust the seasonings and or bouillon too. This will go so well with French crusty bread. Can't wait til dinner!

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JOYCE

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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2008

This was really good. I didn't have all the ingredients, so I made a few changes. I didn't have celery or the beans or cabbage, but I did add some yellow squash. I think this is a good recipe to change the way you like it. It did turn out less like a soup and more like a stew for me too. But that's the way our family likes it!

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Jeannie

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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2008

My dear grandma, a few years ago, made her way onto the internet for the first time looking for a new recipe to make our family a nice dinner. She found this recipe and it quickly became a family favorite. She made it quite a bit. My grandma passed away 2 years ago. This recipe is a fond reminder to me of being in the kitchen with my grandma. It will be in our family for many years not only as a wonderful soup recipe, but as a great reminder of our wonderful Coral.

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ejw825

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Home Town: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2008

I made a variation of this recipe and we really enjoyed it. Thanks for the recipe!

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tamlah64

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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2008

Wow! I'm not much of a vegetable person, but this was great! Very flavorful... My whole family loved it, even my husband and he isn't a vegetable person either! Lots of servings from this recipe... much more than 8.

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Elizabeth

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Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2008

Delicious!

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Mumsy'sCouchPotato

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Living In: London, Greater London, England, U.K.

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Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2008

This soup was fabulous with some slight modifications. I used ground turkey (to reduce fat content, omitted the beans and doubled the water/beef boulion. Absolutely a super soup. I will be making this again soon! Yum!

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Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2007

This 'soup' reminded me of the recipe my mom would make for goulash. It was very good, but the hubby thought it should be soupier. His family never ate things like this. I made it with ground turkey b/c that is what I had on hand. I would like to try it with the homemade HOT Italian Sausage my hubby makes. That sounds good. Will be using this recipe again.

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