Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2012

This is one of the best soups I've ever eaten store bought, restaurant, or homemade. I agree with others to add more seasonings. I don't like the taste of basil but I loooove garlic! So I did 1 tsp basil, 1 tsp parsley, 1 tsp. garlic salt, 1 tsp. garlic powder, and a dash of rosemary. I found the combo really nice! Flavorful without being too much. I don't think the recipe said this, but I sliced the sausage into little "coin shaped" pieces. I cooked all veggies listed plus added 2 green zucchini and in the last 10 mins of cook time added 1 bag of spinach as well. I think if you are going to cook carrots and zucchini all the way through, it is necessary to cook the soup more like 20 mins. Boil for 10, simmer for 10. This works out well because it gives you a chance to make some garlic bread to go with! Also, if you like lots of broth, you may way to add 3 more cups of chicken broth but again that depends on your preferences. AMAZING soup! I will definitely be making this on a regular basis!

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IrishDncr

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2012

This soup was delicious. My husband and my neighbor went nuts over it. My mother enjoyed it as well. Good, excellant, thumbs up.....

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charlene62

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Shorewood, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2012

Great! I omitted the celery and the cabbage (didn't have any in the house) and added some salt and pepper and a tiny little bit of cayanne and sugar. Super recipe!

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Dani

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Spokane, Washington, USA

Living In: Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2012

THIS WAS A GREAT SOUP! Very tasty! I also cooked the noodles separate and added them at the end. I also used baby spinach instead of the cabbage! Wonderful!

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KAZSIL

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Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2012

This was unbelievably good! I had to leave out the pasta because my diet won't allow it, so I added a couple extra cans of Italian diced tomatoes and a can of green beans. I used a pack of pre-cooked zesty Italian sausage which saved time and tasted awesome. We served it with a generous dollop of parmesan cheese and it was so amazing! I printed this out and put it in the very front of my cookbook's soup section. I can't wait to make it for family and friends.

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jessica0418

Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2012

Soo good!!! Healthy too!

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Mochalova5

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2011

This soup came out great with a few changes: beef broth instead of chicken, omitted the cabbage, used diced tomatoes (what I had on hand), and added some rosemary, parsley and black pepper. I also cooked it in a crockpot (low for 6hr) and kept the pasta separate so that I could freeze any leftovers. Tastes great!

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phurst00

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Living In: Bear, Delaware, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2011

Loved this. I didn't use cabbage and added more spices to my liking. I will be making this again and again. Thank you.

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GrannyKat

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Hayden, Idaho, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2011

excellent soup! My almost impossible to please husband loved it.

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Greece Mom

Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2011

This soup is AMAZING! It's very easy to alter this recipe to your taste. I did a few things to change it up. I added more cabbage and less celery than called for. I found I needed to add more chicken broth to make it a soup. I used diced tomatoes and spicy sausage, added some diced garlic and garlic powder. I also added some rosemary. Yum!!!

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