Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2009

Made this for a family get together & everyone loved it, even the kids. I didn't have time to slow cook, so I simmered on the stove. I took the advice of previous reviews & waited to throw in the rice until the last hour. Even with that, I still needed to add about 3 additional cups of stock towards the end of cooking as the rice soaks it all up. As a personal preference, I added 3 sliced carrots & 3 cloves of minced garlic. Loved the subtle kick the red pepper flakes added.

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NICOLE B

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009

I loved the addition of the crushed red pepper, it gave this soup a bit of unexpected kick. Very good.

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Reviewed: Jul. 24, 2009

really good. I added black-eyed peas for more protein and it complimented well. Next time I'll only do a half can because it was a bit over-powering

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Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2009

Oh my. So, I wanted to make extra soup, and decided to make 1.5 recipes instead of 1. Good thing I didn't double it. Opened the crock pot to it literally full of rice mush. Not grains of rice. Mush. The flavor is ok but, wow, this is just ridiculous. There is no liquid left AT ALL. Just mushy rice. Maybe wait until the end to add the rice?

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belle4397

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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2009

I added 1 bay leaf and carrots, and it turned out delicious. I would add 1 extra cup water next time though as it was quite thick. 4 hours on high was enough time.

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NikkiP

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Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2008

Flavor is good, but the cook time makes the rice turn to mush. I would try cooking it again, but put in the rice towards the end.

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Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2008

I made this yesterday,it was snowing in Virginia Beach and this sounded just right for the weather. I followed the receipt for the basics but then added some chopped up bacon, carrots sliced thin, frozen broccoli and squash. It was the best

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