This was outstanding! So tasty and very easy to make. I didn't change anything. My husband loved it as part of our Valentine's dinner.

The first time I made this I followed the recipe exactly. I can't give it 5 stars as written. The flavor is very good but it was not filling or hearty. The second time I made it I used triple the amount of oysters (fresh), doubled the onion and celery and used 8 oz. of sliced baby bella mushrooms. Much improved!!! We like our soups to be a main dish and these additions brought it up to that level without adding a whole lot of calories. I might try adding a cup of cubed potato next time to give it even more body. The flavor was there with the basic recipe and as is, would be a nice first course at a special dinner.

This soup was very easy to make and relied on easy-to-find ingredients. (I used 2-8 oz. cans of oysters w/ juices in lieu of fresh.) The result is excellent!

Fantastic. My husband made this for our New Year's dinner and we couldn't get enough. Now he wants it for his birthday dinner, too.

This was excellent. I wanted to make half the recipe and did not want to open a second can of chicken broth for just 2 ounces so I used 1 can broth and 3/4 cup cream. For half the recipe I used an 8 ounce jar oysters and would have liked more. Next time I will use 12 ounces.

I wish I could give this soup more stars. Excellent! I did omit mushrooms - simply don't care for them. I combined 1/2 Cup flour w/1 Cup milk in a gravy shaker. Increased chicken broth to 6 Cups, brought chicken broth and 1/2 Cup butter to boil, and stirred in gravey thickener. Add veggies and spices, simmer for 30 minutes then added oysters.

This was by far the best oyster stew I have ever eaten. It wasn't hard to make and the taste was outstanding!

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We used the oyster liquor in lieu of the chicken broth, and shallots in lieu of the onions. The carrots we omitted. More spices were added, otherwise it was good.

Although I prefer my regular and simple oyster stew this was very tasty for a change.

I made this for my mother for her birthday because she and my father love oysters so much. I don't really care for oysters but decided to try this. The soup was very tasty and creamy. Its a lovely soup as well. It has a small kick to it too, which we all liked.

This is a wonderful recipe and I'll probably make it again for Christmas. To lighten it a bit, I halved the butter used and also used half evaporated milk and half cream. I added a little white wine and paprika as well. Yummy!

Definitely do what the other reviewer said--make a double batch!! I never eat leftover seafood (ugh! Usually turns too fishy for me.), but this delicious soup tasted even better the next day. Definite keeper. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

Just made this soup. Made the following substitutions in the recipe: Can chopped asparagus instead of artichoke hearts, half and half instead of heavy cream, margarine instead of butter and I added four diced potatoes (cooked). Good Grief this was good stuff. Recommend making a double batch on your first try. A keeper for sure

This soup was excellent. I had been searching for an oyster stew/soup for a while and this reciepe by far exceeded my expectations.

You cannot put into words how delicious this recipe is! I will always have these ingredients on hand and will serve for all my social functions!

My family and I are positively giddy after having this for our Christmas Eve supper! Other than substituting diced potatoes for mushrooms, I followed the recipe precisely. It was perfect! Thank you for posting.

This is very good. Bursting with flavor (it has a great spiciness), but not too overwhelming. I followed the recipe exactly but used one 8 ounce can of whole oysters. I bought the cheapest can of oysters at the store, but will not do that again - the oysters were kind of icky. Next time will buy a more expensive can of oysters in hopes that they'll be better quality.