Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2009

This is Super-Delicious! I made as written minus the red pepper flake, while adding more garlic. I served with freshly grated parmesan cheese, and some fresh basil as well.. My husband said this was "special" lol! New family favorite...

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GIGI637

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Living In: Miami, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2009

Turned out really good for the first cool New England day of the year. I used turkey sausage, browned it with bit of EVOO, onion, green pepper, celery, garlic and red pepper flakes. Added the chicken stock, 6 cubed red potatoes with the skin on and a whole bunch of chopped kale (no stems). Brought to a boil and then added the bacon and simmered for an hour. Finished it off with a cup of light cream. Served it with the roasted garlic bread on this site. Hubby thought it was fantabulous!

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Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2009

My DH and I really liked this recipe,kids not so much(what else is new?????) I did not have bacon and I used a package of chicken sausage.I only used two potatoes as that was all I had but I think I will still not use as many as the recipe calls for the next time I make it,I did want more potato but I think six would be too much for me.I also want to try kale next time too.This will definetly go into my rotation.

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nookfan

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Home Town: Mansfield, Ohio, USA

Living In: Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2009

This is delicious even without the bacon! A perfect way to warm up on a cold day!

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SHELLIREYE

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Home Town: Gothenburg, Nebraska, USA

Living In: Bloomfield, Nebraska, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2009

This was very good...quick and easy...the only change I made was I used hot italian sausage and left out the pepper flakes...it had the perfect amount of heat.

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pixiestix

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2009

Easy to make but we prefer less pepper flakes. Will try again with 1/2 the pepper.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Living In: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2009

The whole family loves this one. Just add a few more potatoes.

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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2009

LOVED this recipe! Taste just like the stuff you get at Olive Garden but better cause it's homemade! I didn't have bacon on hand, but I do think it would have added a nice extra depth of flavor, so don't skimp if you don't have to! I also used spicey italian sausage out of personal preference, as well as kale instead of spinach and it was amazing!

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Living In: Meridian, Idaho, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2009

The whole family absolutely loves this recipe. I used kale instead of spinach and milk with baking soda instead of heavy cream. Everything about this is DELISCIOUS!!!!

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Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2009

delicious!! ~ although the recipe as is lacks a little flavor, so I changed the recipe a little bit - lots of garlic, some fresh spices - thyme, bay leaf and a little oregano , to cut the fat a little bit I used turkey sausage (not ground just cut into 1/4 slices)and only added about a half a cup of the heavy cream - next time I'm going to try using kale instead of the spinach :)

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LittleAudrey

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Home Town: Oswego, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2009

We love this soup and it is so easy! I drained the Italian sausage in a colander for at least 30 minutes to eliminate a lot of the fat and used fewer red pepper flakes. I used chopped kale instead of spinach. I like the texture that the kale provides. Will make this many, many more times. Tastes exactly like the restaurant version.

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Jane

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Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2009

This is a really tasty soup as written. I omitted the cream to lower the calories and fat. Next time I will omit the bacon and use low sodium broth to better make it fit our diets. This is worth every calorie and fat gram as written. I am making the changes so that we can enjoy this soup as regular part of our diet. It is that good.

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2009

This is absolutely delicious!! Leftovers won't last long when you make this soup! I forgot to get bacon so I had to do without. It was still delicious, not as heavy with it. Also I used a couple cups of frozen spinach instead of kale. My husband devoured it, it's his new favorite soup. My 6 year old ate her entire bowl and wanted seconds. I love this! Best of all it's so easy to throw together, from start to finish it took maybe 30 40 minutes to make. It tasted like I had been cooking all day.

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EMILY219

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Living In: Johnson City, Tennessee, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2009

My non-soup loving family ate this soup all day and kept asking for more. I wish I could give this more than 5 stars...

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Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2009

Absolutely amazing soup! We didn't use a dutch oven but a toaster oven. When it came down to putting the ingredients together, it was over the stove top. This soup is up there with Olive Gardens toscana soup!

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pinkdiamond1001

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Home Town: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Living In: Fort Belvoir, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2009

I absolutely love this recipe. I've been making it for a while now and everyone that eats its loves it too. Great recipe!

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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009

Amazing recipe. A few changes I made: I did not add bacon, used less potatoes (4), used fat free half and half, and added kale at the end. Since I didn't use bacon, after I drained the meat I just added the rest of the ingredients to the pot in the order given. Perfect!

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Home Town: Phoenix, New York, USA

Living In: Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2009

good stuff! it was quick and easy to prepare.

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Sheila

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Home Town: Austin, Texas, USA

Living In: Round Rock, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2009

I followed the recipe, but didn't end up with very much liquid for the soup part. It was starting to boil away while cooking the potatoes. Over all, was pretty tasty, I used mild italian sausage, just way too much fennel for me.

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