Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2013

The ease of making this dish and the resultant flavours make for a great comfort food or cold winter day soup!

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merlion

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Living In: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2013

This recipe has an amazing flavor! Only suggestions I have are to add some mushrooms with the other veggies and I always add 4-5 extra cups of water 'cause the soup is VERY thick otherwise. Delicious! My husbands favorite.

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Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2013

Was okay, but the sausages we found didn't quite match the taste of the dish. My husband also didn't care for the fennel seeds. We added at least 2 cups of extra water, to make enough soup after the pasta was added, or else there would be no more broth left.

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Miaka

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2012

I accidentally used 1lb sausage and (intentionally) added a bunch of coarsley chopped kale at the end per another reviewer. I would have preferred some heat in this soup and will add spices next time (along with the kale and full lb of sausage). As written this is a 3 star for me, but I think soups are meant to be experimented with in a way some other dishes aren't (baked goods, for example). So after my modifications my family gave this 4 stars (5 if I pair it with homemade bread)!

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mrs.embee

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Living In: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2012

Loved this. Added fresh spinach, 1 can Canellini beans, garlic and about 1 tsp raw sugar. Also used 1 lb sweet italian sausage, instead of 1/2 lb. Great with crusty bread! Also good if you add tortellini instead of the ditallini.

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bucspring

Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2012

Delicious! I highly recommend this recipe. I made a few adjustments to fit my tastes/available ingredients: I used a package of maple ground sausage, used 1c pasta instead of 1/2c, and added about 2c water in the end

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pinkbliss

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2012

I made this soup almost exactly as written, except I made a double batch, and I changed 4 things: 1) I added garlic after the onion softened 2) only used 28oz can of tomatoes for double batch 3) didn't add parsley (didn't have any) 4) added 14oz can kidney beans. This was super easy and super yummy! Everyone had seconds! I will definitely be making this again.

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Angela W

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2012

I cook. Alot. I love food, I love feeding people, and I love finding recipes. Most of the time I like to try something new, but this recipe I make more than any other. I only make three small changes. I add garlic, more meat, and I always at least double the recipe! I've made this for everyone I know. Don't miss this one!

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Jeri

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Portland, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2012

This soup was really good. I'm not a huge sausage fan, but this wasn't overpowering at all. I made the recipe as written, but like others I thought it was too tomatoey so I added another 1 1/2 cups of broth and that fixed it. I also used 2/3 cup pasta instead of 1/2 cup just because I like more. Paired it with some crusty french bread.

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