Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2007

The only thing that made the soup special was the sausage - I'd rather save that meat for an Italian dish than waste it in potato soup again. Everyone ate it, but we will not make it again.

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Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2007

My husband loved this and raved about it to friends weeks later. A little spicier than I like but as I said he loved it. Actually, my 2 year old ate a lot of the potatoes from the soup so I will add more potatoes just for him next time!

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Michelle

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Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2007

We love this soup! I replaced most of the water with chicken stock for more flavor and adjusted the cayenne down a little since the sausage I used was very spicy. This is going in my favorite recipes bin!

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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2007

This is an easy recipe, and I added only 3/4 t of cayenne, additional water, but thought it rather spicy but not tastey. Followed the suggestion to use chicken soup base & it changed the flavoring to a more palatable recipe.

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PAMELA04

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2007

Had our first snow this w'end in N. VA--perfect time for soup. Lightened this by using turkey sausage, no butter or seasoned salt and 2% evaporated milk. Used 7 potatoes and a can of veggie broth plus a can of red. sodium chicken broth and a whole yellow onion. Thicken with instant potato flakes (as others suggested), then a couple of shakes of cayenne kept it in the comfort zone for our kids. Sprinkle with shredded cheddar and dinner is served (in fact enough for 2 dinners in our 4 person home). Great basic recipe to enhance to your personal taste.

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Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2007

We loved this! I only used 1 tsp of cayenne but I will use a little more next time. I used all chicken broth - no water. Used a couple tablespoons butter and the end. Wonderful flavor. I added one box of chopped spinach to this. Yummy!

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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2007

I made this for Christmas Eve. I did make a few changes after reading the other reviews. I omited the salt (italian sausage is very salty), I used a carton of chicken broth instead of water and only 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper. I also didnt see any reason to use the butter. We all thought it was very good. I will make again.

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Kathy

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Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2006

I loved this soup!!! It is so good!! I took the liberty of adding carrots and fresh corn (cut off the cob) to it. I will be sure to make it again and share the recipe as well!

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2006

This soup was really good. Had to make 2 batches though, accidnetally added Sweetened Condensed Milk instead of Evaporated. (Don't try this at home kids!) Other than that, the second batch was definately worth the effort!

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2006

Followed receipe exactly...Way too much pepper. Me and My husband love Hot foods but this just overpowered all of the flavor. It was also really watery.

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Amanda McIntyre

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2006

This soup was wonderful. I did make a couple of changes, though. Since the broth was too thin for our tastes, I added some mashed potato flakes right to the broth just a few minutes before serving. It quickly thickened up. I also added a bit more pepper. This will be my new potato soup recipe from now on!

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Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2006

This is a follow up comment. I have made this soup multiple times as it is very tasty and one of my husbands favs! I recommend using chicken broth in place of the water; I use half low sodium and half regular so it doesn't get too salty. To keep the fat content down I use spicy turkey italian sausage, an you would never know the difference, and 2% evaporated milk. I cut down the cayenne to 2 teaspoons and it is plenty spicy without being overpowered; and we like spicy. For those of you who said the soup does not get thick, I cook down the potatoes to where it is a potato base with just a few bits of whole potato. This creates a nice thick soup. Frozen corn is a great addition and a bit of crumbled bacon on top is great too. Serve with a fresh salad and crusty bread! Serve for dinner and freeze the rest in a ziplock freezer bag for those nights when you don't want to cook! With the substitution of the broth for the water, this soup is a definite 5 star recipe!

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Amber Pitts

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Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2006

I love this recipe! This second review is just to point out that it freezes great! We ate the frozen batch last night, and nobody knew it was frozen. As I said before definite keeper. I used turkey kielbassa this time, peeled and run through the food processor, and a little more pepper because kielbassa isn't spicy, also added an extra chicken bouillon cube to the water. To make it true potato soup, you have to run it through the blender or take a hand or stick blender to it. Otherwise it's just potatoes in stock.

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Kim T.

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Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2006

This soup is great. I did add more sausage and put about 3/4 tablespoon of cayenne in and it turned out great! Thanks for such a great recipe!!!

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Jeannette H.

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Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2006

This soup was delicious!! But, I felt that the amount of cayenne pepper was about twice the amount needed for this soup. I thought a Tablespoon was alot to add when making the soup but I always like to make a new recipe according to the directions given. My dad said it was a good thing for it to be hot, it kept him from over eating. I also, kept half of the potoatoe skins on.

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Christy B

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Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2006

I thought this soup really lacked flavor, especially the 1st day. The 2nd day was better, but I still had to add more salt & pepper. I mean the soup had heat but lacked flavor. I think next time I will use no butter & more sausage. Good soup to add things to though, good basic recipe.

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Living In: Delaware, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2006

I found this soup to be very favorful with a good bite. Followed all the directions except I added a little more garlic. (we love garlic) The only thing I would do different next time is maybe cut back on the cayenne pepper a tad. Did I mention real fast and easy to make. But all in all it sure was yummy and great on a cold and busy night.

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2006

This recipe was very good. I made it the second time for a potluck. It had rave reviews! Although I made a few changes from the original recipe. I crush and mince the garlic and onion, cut the cayenne to 3/4 tsp., thicken with a little flour and left out the butter. We enjoyed it better this time with just the right amount of spice and great flavor! I serve it with shredded cheese and sourcream, for those who don't like it spicy, and with crusty bread or dinner rolls.

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2006

We LOVED this recipe as it is so close to our favorite Olive Garden soup...Zuppa Toscana. To acheive the right amout of liquid for our taste, I used 8 cups of chicken broth with the suggested ingredients. Since I used hot italian sausage, I did not use the cayenne, but had crushed red pepper flakes at the table if anyone wanted added heat. I also chopped up a small buch of kale to make it even closer to the restaurant recipe. I'm so glad i foudn this one as it is definitely a keeper for us!

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2006

To make this soup more like the one at Olive Garden, add chopped kale.

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