Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2011

This recipe was fantastic.

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Amanda Costilla

Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2011

Pleasant surprise. Not much of a tomato/zucchini fan, not sure what prompted me to make this. But I did, and it was a pleasant surprise! I was afraid of it being too tomato-y tasting, but it's not so! Not sure 4 c. of water is enough- there wasn't much liquid during and after cooking. I couldn't tell when the soup started to boil because there was just so much vegetable in the pot. This is a REALLY HEARTY STEW. I only added 1 lb of g. turkey, 3 lbs of macaroni. The dang soup wouldn't boil even after quite some time on high, so I just threw in the cooked turkey and macaroni and simmered and stirred till the noodles were cooked and onions softened..

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sarahkim

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Los Angeles, California, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2010

Great Soup. I halved the recipie and used beef broth instead of the water but added another 4 cups of broth after the macaroni had cooked so there was more broth. Kids loved it!

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Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2008

my 8 year old daughter said i should give this "as many stars as you can!" she loved it so much she wants it for lunch tomorrow too. also, i put a little bit in my food grinder and fed it to my 12 month old, who loved it as well. i had to make some substitutions according to what i had on hand: i used a large can of diced tomatoes instead of fresh (i only did 1/3 of the recipe); i used a couple teaspoons of beef bouillon instead of the soup mix (i think the soup mix would make it too salty anyway); i used one zucchini and one yellow squash; i used minced garlic instead of powder; i used frozen chopped green peppers. we topped it with a little shredded cheddar. it turned out delish and it was quick and easy to make. a keeper for me!

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mif

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2008

This was an excellent, seasonal soup. I loved how easy it was to make, and was surprised at how quickly everything cooked. I used ground turkey instead of beef to keep it light and healthy (however the soup was very fulfilling), and maybe added just a tad more of the seasonings and herbs, just because I love them. But overall, I pretty much kept the recipe the same (except for the meat substitution), and my boyfriend and I were very pleased. Oh, and, I didn't take one other person's suggestion and added freshly grated parmesan cheese on top after dishing each bowl.....because that's yummy too.

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Gabby

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Medford, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Gulf Breeze, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2008

This soup is SO good! I took the advice of another reviewer and added a can of tomato sauce. I also substituted ground turkey for the ground beef. We sprinkled shredded parmesan cheese on top. Delicious!!!

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A. Thompson

Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2007

This is a very good and filling soup, even the way I made it: I needed to use my slow cooker, so I had to reduce the tomatoes and zucchini a bit otherwise it wouldn't have all fitted in. I browned the meat/pepper/onion first and put it on top of the chopped veges in the s/c pot. I used beef stock instead of soup mix. I also omitted the pasta because (a) there was no room and (b) pasta doesn't really work in a slow cooker soup unless you add it near the end. It was scrumptious and I will definitely make it again, probably reducing the amount so I can use the right proportion of ingredients.

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Sarah R-G

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2006

I liked this recipe; however my husband wasn't as impressed. I made it in the crock pot, which caused the pre-cooked noodles to really disintegrate ( I hadn't cooked them all the way but they still couldn't stand up to long-term cooking). Wasn't sure if 2 cups of pasta was 2 COOKED cups or two uncooked???

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QUINLANQ

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2006

Very tasty hearty soup!!

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Lisa Kay

Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2006

Absolutely fantastic. It was easy and very tasty indeed. I didn't have beef and onion soup available to me however and just used beef soup with some extra onions. A real find, thankyou.

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