Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2004

I really like this recipe. However, I would use half the sausage and twice the potatoes! Also, used chicken broth rather than the bullion. I added a little more salt and parmesan as well. Also, this was more flavorful the next day.

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Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2003

Very similar to the other Olive Garden type soups available on the site, however I thought this was lacking something. In the end, I added fresh black pepper and added a lot more heavy cream. Will stick with the Tuscan Soup recipe from this site. Also, cut up the sausage links with scissors and cooked in the pot instead of baking to save a step.

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JDVMD

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Living In: Paducah, Kentucky, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2003

AWESOME RECIPE!!! My aunt found this on your site while trying to recreate an Olive Garden favorite of hers. In order to lower the fat content I used (hot) turkey italian sausage links and substituted olive oil for the bacon slice. I also used Swanson's chicken broth w italian seasoning in place of bullion water. Turned out just as good as her batch following the recipe! I will make this often.

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Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2003

This is a lot like zuppa tuscana soup, but a little more bland. I added some crushed red pepper, and some hot Italian sausage. The pancetta had a nice flavor, but I like more bacon in the soup. Good, but I'll stick with the other version. Thanks for sharing your version Holly. ;)

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Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2003

Very good recipe for a great flavor. I made it for Valentines dinner as an appetizer, my family love it, the only thing I did different is I peeled the sausages and cooked them on the stove like when you make ground beef. Then I drained the fat and mixed it with the soup. I also added four tablespoons of white starch to add a little be of consistency.

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TERELAW

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2002

If this is the same Holly that is in my Bookstudy group - well she made this soup last night along with someone else making great!!!! tortilla soup. And the tortilla soup I ate very little of because I had second helping of this soup. Good soup on a wintry evening w/sourdough rosemary bread!

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2000

My girlfriend was visiting for the weekend and made this soup for the two of us. We visited the local Italian deli which set us up with some great sausage and pancetta bacon. I can't judge how easy or hard the soup was to make, but our only regret was that we hadn't made a double batch. A tasty treat!

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