Reviewed: Jan. 31, 2011

I am going to use a very lean beef for the meatballs and add a vegetable as well. I would suggest that you cook the pasta seperately, drain it and then add soup into the cooked pasta.

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MichelleN

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

We (hubby & I) made this last night and we loved this - we didn't know what to expect but it was spectacular! I took a lot of suggestions from other people though, we used 1lb ground beef, used more broth (and could have used more) and added garlic & onion. I also used only 1c parm in the broth. I put in a can of diced tomato and a small can of green chiles because it seemed to plain otherwise but we were amazed by how delicious it was and we'll definitely be making this again. We also fried the meatballs first - I was afraid they'd set all stuck together and also it cooked out some of the fat that way too.

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Jodi

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Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2009

I am giving this recipe three stars for the meatballs only. as for the rest of the recipe, there is no "soup" to it.

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pennycandy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Boise, Idaho, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2008

Great soup! I added a little garlic and onion to the meatballs for more flavor. Whole family loved it.

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Chelle810

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Petoskey, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2007

Very thick. The pasta tasted fine but I didn't like the meat balls. Also, it was extremely difficult to clean the pan!

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LOLAKATY

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Bloomington, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2006

I made the soup for my girlfriend and she loves it. She asks me to make it all the time now. It makes a great leftover also, seems to me it tastes better after being reheated.

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owlstj

Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2006

I had to really modify the recipe to make it work but it was pretty good. The meatballs seemed a little hard, though.

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REDSOX533

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: York, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2005

Great taste, and using 90 percent lean ground beef not greasy as all. But as others have observed, it was way too thick. Next time would add additional broth or reduce amount of pasta,perhaps both,and maybe cook at simmer instead of on medium after adding pasta. But as other

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HUNGRYJOHN

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Columbus, Georgia, USA

Living In: Griffin, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: May 11, 2003

The flavor is very good. Mine did not exactly turn out to be a "soup." It was more of a pasta side dish, but it was delicious, and very easy to make. To give it more of a soup consistency I would probably use half the pasta, and maybe add a can or two more chicken broth. Unless you like TONS of meatballs, then I would halve the meat. I used very lean ground chuck (93/7) so there was not a lot of grease. I added spinach to mine. I will definitely make this again.

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MVWISE1

Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2003

Pretty good! I used ground turkey instead of beef (as the last time I had this, my friend made it with beef and it was VERY greasy!!), and it was so good. I think I should have used another can of broth, as there was absolutely no liquid to the soup what-so-ever. My husband thought there were too many meatballs, so next time we are only going to use one and a half pounds of meat instead of the called for two pounds. All in all, very good! Thanks Kelly!

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