Reviewed: May 28, 2008

Overall a good soup. Needs a little something more though. Good for a quick soup.

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Reviewed: May 18, 2008

A very nice recipe that has plenty of room for adjustments and personal tastes. I used fresh spinach and added a can of peas. Didin't want to use bacon so I browned chunks of mild italian sausage instead. Yum! I also chopped 1/4 of a vidalia onion, used fresh parsley and threw in a little sugar and crushed red pepper. I felt like the soup lacked richness so I poured in a little olive oil and right at the end tossed in about 1 Tbsp. butter. Served it with grated parmesan cheese and "Whole Wheat Beer Bread" from this site. Great!!

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krista v.

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: May 9, 2008

I just have to say Thank You! This is soooo good. I took Chicagocook's review tips and sauteed onion and celery with garlic first, only used 1 can of diced tomato and 5 strips of bacon as he/she suggested and I used a bag of fresh spinach and ditalini pasta just because that is what I had on hand. The seasonings are perfection in this recipe - some fresh baguette and a nice ceasar salad and you have a wonderful meal. Thank you so much for sharing.

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cooking42

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Sarasota, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 29, 2008

Great! So many great flavors and textures in this soup. We followed recipe except we only added 3 slices bacon and did not add water, but did add extra can of chicken broth (low sodium). In addition, we added some shitake mushrooms and 1 and a half teaspoon chipotle Tabasco sauce to make it more smokey flavor. Added combo of freshly ground Romano and Parmesan cheese before serving.

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MarieM

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Queens, New York, USA

Living In: Randolph, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2008

Great soup. My family loved it. I added some extra veggies. I will definately make it again

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tisha27

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2008

this is what i had in my pantry the wintery day i made this great soup i didn't use any bacon I had a box of frozen spinach i had garbonzo beans and a litte chunked chicken breast and used Campanelle pasta. I did follow the recipe as closely as possible. moto bene`

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jacinan

Home Town: Stockton, California, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2008

Excellent! My family loved it.

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Jill B.

Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2008

I love good soup in the winter time and this was great! It's very hearty. Instead of using bacon I browned turkey sausage and I used spiral wheat pasta because I couldn't find shells. Excellent! Thanks for the recipe!

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DDMOUSE2

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Remus, Michigan, USA

Living In: South Lyon, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2008

This was very satisfying and a perfect end to a cold winter day. A few modifications I made: Sauteed some onion and the garlic in some olive oil before adding the rest of the ingredients. Also added a couple celery stalks and a couple carrots. I used a bag of fresh spinach rather than the canned, since that is what I had on hand. Also used whole wheat pasta. Yummy, simple and fast prep work. Tastes even better the next day. I will deffinately be making this again! :o)

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