Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2006

This was wonderful, my husband and I couldn't get enough of it!! Though I skipped the alphabet pasta and barley, I instead added potatoes. Also I used tomato sauce and tomato paste instead of the vegetable juice.. it came out great. Also added some of my own veggies. This will definately be a keeper. Thanks soo much for sharing!!

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Val S.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Living In: Columbia Station, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2006

fantastic!!! the only change i made was to take out all the canned veggies and substitute with a one pound bag of frozen. it was wonderful. if you are watching carbs, simply cut out the pasta. great flavor. chuck full of veggies and a sure warm up on a cold day!!

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GREGSGIRL63

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA

Living In: Wilton, New Hampshire, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2007

This soup is incredible, a real keeper. I used frozen vegetables instead of canned. I didn't have beef broth so only used chicken broth. Will definately make again. Thanks for the recipe.

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Sherry Silveira

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Smithers, British Columbia, Canada

Living In: Grants Pass, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: May 18, 2006

I am not a big fan of vegetable soup, usually I find it bland. I was wanting something besides chips to go with sandwiches. Not only was this soup easy, but it suprisingly tasted great!! Even my kids wanted more!! Thanks for a FIRST RATE RECIPE!!! I will definitely make again and probably won't tweak this one a bit.

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Heather

Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2005

I served this wonderful soup to 31 guests over the Christmas holidays. Everyone raved! Perfect for a cold winter day. I added some fresh vegetables (carrots, zuchinni) and sauteed them with the celery and onions. I then added frozen rather than canned vegetables. I am going to try this in the slow cooker next time! Thanks.

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DEANNEB

Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2010

This is perfect! I added some stew meat and also used frozen veggies since we prefer them. Also used the spicy v-8 juice. We will be making this often in the crockpot It freezes well also. Thanks!

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sanzoe

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Excelsior, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2007

Great recipe! I added sliced mini carrots, 1 clove minced garlic. I also used a little over a cup of Bob's Vegetable Soup mix, a dried soup containing the alpha pasta, barley, and assorted dried beans. Cook time for Vege II and Bob's were approx the same. I still added frozen green beans and a can of corn, but had to add extra V-8 to thin to soup texture. Bob's thickened more than expected. Altogether an excellent soup. Next time I'll double recipe and put some in freezer in pint freezer bags for a quick soup for one or more people.

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ARACHNE3

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2006

This is really easy and quick. Everyone loves it. I use frozen veggies instead of canned and add some basil and oregano.

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Angela

Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2002

Sensational! I used the juice and some left over meat from my pot roast for the beef broth. I skipped the celery since my mixed vegetables had celery. I broke up little pieces of angel hair pasta instead of the alphabet pasta. I've never used canned vegetables for soup before. So simple!

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