Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2009

This is an easy and quick recipe. I liked it better using Italian Stewed Tomatoes. I got some advices and didn't add 3 cubes of beef bouillon. I only used 2 cubes, and the soup tasted good. Someone mentioned this as well, but the macaroni tends to soak up the water and becomes really huge when I had leftovers next day. My advice is eating up the soup on the day you make!? ;D

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Kahori526

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2009

I wanted a good low fat, low carb, flavor-packed soup. I upped the vegetables by adding more celery, 1 large zucchini, frozen green beans and peas, ½ can of corn, and ½ head of cabbage. I didn’t use any water, just vegetarian chicken-flavored broth. I omitted the spinach because I didn’t know how it would taste as leftovers. I also omitted the pasta to cut down on calories/carbs. I used Italian spiced diced tomatoes and one small can of Italian spiced tomato sauce. This recipe was “souper” (sorry, I had to) easy and nutritious.

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sarah

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chaska, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Prior Lake, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2009

I modified this recipe quite a bit but it still turned out good. I didn’t have celery or spinach but I did have lots of cabbage so I put in three cups of chopped cabbage. I also added some hot turkey sausage, 1cup of kidney beans, 1 tsp. oregano and black pepper – this gave lots of flavour that some of the other reviews said the recipe was lacking.

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Marie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Ajax, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2009

This soup is so easy and it delicious...you could throw this together after work and have a great meal with nice crusty Italian or French bread..

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sivart

Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2009

Good, quick recipe. I used beef broth instead of water/bouillon, and added an extra cup and cooked the macaroni right in the soup. Good after 20 minutes; will probably taste even better after the flavors have had more time to meld.

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Iowamom

Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2009

Great "shell" recipe. We always look at this when starting to make minestrone, and change based on what sounds good. Generally we add Italian Turkey Sausages, and a whole lot more seasoning than is called for. We also crush the stewed tomatoes, and use small shells instead of macaroni. Great way to start and customize though!

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kpeters

Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2009

Very good. I used pureed tomatoes as my husband is weird and doesn't like "chunky" pieces of tomoatoes. Great on a cold winter day with a nice hunk of crusty italian bread...yum!

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Missy

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Portage, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2008

This was my first foray into the world of minestrone, and I must say it was a success. I offer one bit of caution: careful w/ the food processor people! I made a rookie mistake and nearly pureed my veggies rather than chopping them! Nevertheless, I shared my soup and everybody loved it.

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anthonyv922

Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2008

Good! I thought the cabbage was kind of a strange ingredient. Next time I would put in less of that and more spinach. I always use low salt bouillon so saltiness was not a problem for us. I also put in raw macaroni and let it cook in the soup to save time. Overall, very good and quick!

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Robbie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Concord, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2008

Good, quick, and easy. I did put 3 or 4 times the amount of elbow macaroni in to make it more of a main dish soup. I've started making my own soup at home since my husband is working from home and it seems yummier and more cost effective to make a pot of soup than to buy cans. This one is my second favorite so far (my favorite is a chowder though, so maybe not a fair comparison). I followed the advice of adding the spinach at the last minute so the leftover spinach isn't limp and so even my leftover soup was very yummy. When reheating, I had to add a bit more water to the bowls because the macaroni absorbed it.

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