Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2012

Made this soup last night...and I used pre-packaged meatballs. The soup was AWESOME....the meatballs were gross, but that's not the fault of the poster. I disposed of the meatballs, browned up a lb of ground beef and threw that in. SOOOOO MUCH BETTER! I'll make it that way from now on if I don't make my own meatballs!

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angeldylanluke

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2012

This was good! I did doctor it with a bit more garlic & celery salt (as I didn't have any celery). I also added 1.5 cups of pasta & one can of garbanzo beans. I enjoyed it & will make this again!

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yoopergirl72

Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2012

Excellent soup! My husband's favorite -- in fact he has requested this soup for his birthday dinner. The only thing I change is that I use spaghetti sauce instead of the tomato sauce since it has most of the spices in it already.

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SPCNUT

Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2012

Good basic base - I used 1 8oz tomato sauce and 1 10 oz tomato puree - The thickened up the broth with 2 cups of macaroni instead of one - I also added a couple of radishes and a few more cloves of garlic and a 3rd bullion - Its a about how you like it to taste - Now what I like about this soup is once my husband eats all the meat balls out of it, I can fry up some hamburger meat or ground pork and add to it- Then there is a different meal - I also like to add croutons on top with the parm cheese - There is just 2 of us and it goes far

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Connie Lynn

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Hereford, Texas, USA

Living In: Long Neck, Delaware, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2012

Frankly, I would rate 5 stars for the wise budget, however, I take 2 stars off for the taste. Dont get me wrong about the soup. It was very good, but I am not crazy for the "pasta" soup. The soup was very thick as I let the elbow pasta absord the runny liquids after I turned the stove off. Actually my picky kids loved them so much. I may make it again in next month for kids' sake. Also the aroma smelled so sweet and good. Thank you for the recipe!

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alwaysmoonie

Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2012

tried it, loved it, now it is a new family favorite. Next time I plan on serving this with Cheddar Bay Biscuits. YUMMY! ( my picky eater loved it!)

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LYNSUEN

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2011

Very delicious!

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browningCB

Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2011

love this quick simple and a hit with the kids

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shawn

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Reardan, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2011

This is a great base recipe...I added some additional ingredients and it turned out delicious. I added tomato paste like a previous reviewer suggested, a little more dried basil to taste, cut up fingerling potatoes, corn, 2 table spoons of heavy cream (4 servings). The soup turned out thicker and creamier like tomato bisque. My boyfriend and I mixed in the sauce from the Chipotle Peppers in adobo sauce (comes a a small can, can get at any Mexican grocery store). It was a great meatball soup with a little kick. Definately making this again :)

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Veronica

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: San Francisco, California, USA

Living In: Mountain View, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2011

Excellent!! I have to admit, I was very skeptical while it was cooking, I kept tasting the broth & it just seemed bland.....we tend to like bold flavors..but the flavors really do come together!!Only thing I did different was to add a chopped onion and used beef broth instead of the bouillon...and a little splash of white wine...would've preferred to use red but didn't have any on hand. Excellent soup, whole family loved it!

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