Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2010

This was pretty good. I had to change it a bit due to what I had on hand, but it was tasty. The meatballs were very good (I used ground beef). I added some extra seasonings per our taste. I would have given it 5 stars, but my kids were only fans of the meatballs and ABC pasta. Husband and I enjoyed it all.

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PJCHECK

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Home Town: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Living In: Greenville, South Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2009

I added all the veggies direclty to the broth and cooked them. I didn't have ABC noddles, so I used elbow. I baked my meatballs in the oven at 350 for 20 minutes. Then added them. I think the meatballs could have used more seasoning though. Kind of bland. Next time I am going to add onion, garlic powder, parmesan, italian bread crumbs & worcestershire sauce to the meatballs.

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Jenny

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2009

i had to add worcestershire sauce and and a ton more seasoning to get some flavor in the broth. this was really bland

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MI$$DREA

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2009

I made this exactly per the recipe the first time and it was great. Second time I added sweet potatoes and red lentils. Just as yummy!

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Baby Chicken

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Reviewed: May 25, 2009

Delicious!! I did double the meatballs though as everyone loves them! Thanks for a great recipe!

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Cristina

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Living In: Meridian, Idaho, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2009

This soup is so good. Its of my favorites now. I made it exactly as written. I froze the leftovers in little containers for work. It re-heated really well.

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Maribel

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2008

this is EXCELLENT and very healthy soup! so hearty and spiced wonderfully! i made it JUST as written--thanks for this great fall soup recipe!

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deb

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Reviewed: Jun. 16, 2008

This was delicious! I used Italian sausage seasoning in the turkey instead of the various ingredients in the recipe (it ends up being basically the same thing...just more of a sausage flavor). I also used bread crumbs in place of oats. I did everything else the same way, except using orzo pasta in place of alphabet. The whole family ate it right up...I highly recommend it!

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Sugarbear

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Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2008

Yum! I was looking for a filling yet low fat soup and this one is perfect! I used what vegetables I had on hand and Rotini pasta. The soup would have been just as good without the pasta. I didn't use the tomatoe paste and I used a large can of crushed tomatoes instead of diced tomatoes. I think this is a recipe that you can change in many ways, but it always turns out great! Thanks!

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stellanita

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Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2008

Excellent as written!

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Lynnje

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Reviewed: May 22, 2007

This was super excellent. I loved the tomato-ey broth and the meatballs. I used rotini instead of alphbets, which I really liked.

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j_marie330

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2007

Outstanding! Very good flavor. Any pasta would do, but the kids like the alphabets. I used ground beef in place of the turkey...sprinkled a bit of Parmesan on individual servings.

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Theresa

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Home Town: Kaneville, Illinois, USA

Living In: Lehighton, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2007

Delicious! I've never had much luck making soup, but this made for an easy, tasty, and healthy one-pot meal. I mostly followed the recipe, though I substituted small pasta shells for the alphabet pasta, and threw in some kale and parsnips that I wanted to use up. I think this recipe is pretty forgiving; you could probably add in pretty much any vegetables you had on hand. Thanks for a great recipe!

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Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2006

I was expecting last minute guests and had very few groceries on hand so I had to substitute a few things. I used ground beef for the turkey, I had no parmesan cheese so I left it out of the meatballs (how sad). The only fresh veggies I had were 2 onions, so used them and used frozen mixed instead of celery and carrot. (We desperately needed to go shopping) The soup came out so fantastic that I am making it again tonight keeping the substitutions the way I made it before, (except for the parmesan of course) because my guests even asked for the recipe!

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