Reviewed: Apr. 19, 2012

Great soup. I added more fresh herbs from my garden like chives, basil, oregano, sage, winter savory and a touch of dill. This made a nice savory yet light broth. Extra red pepper made this a super nice dish.

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TX Shorty

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Austin, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2011

This was very tasty. The zuppa toscana soup at Olive Garden is my all time favorite so I was more than excited to try this one out. I took the advice of another recipe and added bacon and garlic. I also diced up 3 large potatoes instead of using frozen. I never really favored the kale so I used fresh spinach instead. Turned out great! Definitely one of my favorites! UPDATE: I do prefer the kale over the spinach I just use a little less kale than called for. Still so delicious! Also be very particular about what sausage you use because it makes all the difference in the flavor. I learned that the hard way. The first two times I loved the soup. when I made it again I used an off-brand that was on sale, I really did not like the outcome of the soup. Then I made it again with the same sausages I used the first two times and it was delicious

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JennyO

Home Town: Newport News, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2011

Very good and easy! Added no chicken. Used spinach, not kale, fresh Italian parsley. Added cooked rice to thicken it a little.

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LAWSY1

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Roswell, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2011

Great for anyone with a cold.

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nattasia

Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2010

Sensational!! This soup is just fantastic. I know people get annoyed when we highly rate recipes and then mention all the changes we make, but I thought two meats in the soup was a little much so I actually replaced the chicken with cannellini beans. That's all. Delicious! A great way to eat kale if the idea of it scares you.

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REBEKAHNORMAN

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: New Braunfels, Texas, USA

Living In: Benton City, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 5, 2010

Very good soup! I think I basically followed the recipe as a guideline It was really good, kinda spicy and the hubs asked me to make it again which is always a good sign!

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Mrs. Kerr

Reviewed: May 11, 2010

Followed as close as I could without buying tons of prepackaged food. I left out the chicken, it doesn't really need it. I bought Mild Italian Pork sausage and took the casings off. I peeled and diced 3 white potatoes. Super easy and delious. The kids even ate it and didn't complain about the heat from the red pepper flakes.

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Shalaine_1

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2010

Loved this Soup!!! Made all sorts of changes to it to make it with what I had, but it turned out great! I used Jennie-O Turkey Hot Italian Sausage, fresh Red Potatoes, diced chicken breast (instead of pre-cooked)... and I didn't have kale, so I skipped it (which my hubby didn't mind) All these changes cut the calories from 667 to 250!!! Oh... and it was SUPER filling!!!

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Amanda Breanne

Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2010

This was a little too spicey for my 10 yearold, but my other kids loved it, 6,8,12. If I were to make it again I would add less red pepper or omit it all together.

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