Reviewed: Jul. 26, 2011

Fantastic. I took the advice of another reviewer and looked up how to make spaetzle. I went one step further (like they did on You Tube) and sauteed the spaetzle in a little butter and one slice of bacon. My entire family loved it!

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Regina

Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2011

So, my boyfriend loved this recipe! Said the spaetzle was very close to the real thing (he lived in Germany for a few years). I however wasn't all that impressed with the spaetzle recipe. It wasn't bad mind you, just not like I've had before. The soup however was outstanding! Very flavorful!

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arich01

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Panama City, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 11, 2011

We call this Hunky Soup. The spaetzle batter we make is slightly thinner and won't make a ball but the concept and ingredients are the same. Wonderful addition to soup instead of noodles. Makes for a heartier meal! We also leave the celery in the soup for more vitamins(?).

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LAMPBER

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Rochester, New York, USA

Reviewed: May 22, 2011

My grandmother made what we called Fat Noodle soup. The spaetzle dough we used was a bit thinner, and we just dropped it in the soup with a teaspoon. Same concept though.

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Dave

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Buffalo, New York, USA

Living In: Bossier City, Louisiana, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2010

Great recipe! I had never heard of "Spaetzle" before and watched the video another reviewer posted on youtube so I figured out how to make the noodles. My kids all loved the soup! Thanks for sharing.

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The Die Cut

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2010

This soup was great! We loved the spaetzle. My husband said it reminded him of his mom's chicken and dumplings which is a good thing. I used 3 chicken thighs and 4 drumsticks and a bag of frozen peas and carrots that was thawed. There are some helpful videos on YouTube on making spaetzle, one that is in German was the most helpful because it showed the person using hot water from the pot to smooth out the spaetzle dough on the cutting board while cutting off thin noodles. This method worked very well for us. I used the amount of flour called for in the original recipe. Thanks for the great treat!

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Laura

Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2010

This was delicious! I only gave it 4 stars because I made a few minor changes. I used 4 thighs and 2 split breast pieces, sliced carrots instead of baby carrots (that was what I had on hand) and added more broth after the spaetzle had soaked up most of the broth. I also diced the onion and sauteed it along with the celery and some diced carrot before adding the chicken and the broth. A very tasty soup!

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Hilda R.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Sewickley, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Groton, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 12, 2010

Excellent! My family stuffed themselves. I added string beans to get in some extra veggies for my family, but aside from that the only changes I made were additional spices. I used 3 bone-in chicken breasts and my spaetzle required 4 cups of flour. They were sticky as I dropped them in the soup, but they came out excellent! My first spaetzle attempt and my family was impressed.

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KPAVLOVIC

Reviewed: Jul. 28, 2010

nice and warming, i used the drop in method for the spaetzle like some of the other reviewers and it turned out nice. tho, im not sure if its my taste or if it was the carrots i used, but they got a bit overpowering. I'll try it with fresher carrots next time.

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redsand.beach13

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jul. 3, 2010

I have just added some youtube footage (2 parts...from my iphone) on how to make Spaetzle and how to add it to the soup. Hope you enjoy, and find it as simple and delicious as I do! Cheers! Carly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryM-rxzSE30 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqanzQErvCU

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