Loved this recipe! I changed a couple of things, used fresh basil instead of dried, added chopped onion and garlic, spooned in tomato paste to kick up the color and add a little thickener, bought canned roasted red peppers (way easier), and added a splash of sherry in the bowl before spooning in the soup. Superb!

I made this recipe for my friends and they all thought it was delicious. I wanted it to be cost effective so I bought canned fancy crab instead of searching the seafood counter for fresh crab and it worked out wonderfully. I also experimented with the spices and added a little more garlic powder to spice it up some more. It was a very rich, hearty soup that we all definitely enjoyed.

Very good soup. I wasn't so sure while it was boiling--perhaps bc I used regular milk it looked all watery. But after processing, it mixed together well and was good. I didn't like the crab in it so much, though, so if I make it again I'll omit that. Check out Sunny B's pic! It's beautiful!

Very good. I added some garlic and celery. Only blended 1/2 of it and added back to pan. Might cut back a little on the amount of crab next time

I LOVE this soup! I like a little more texture, so I added sauteed onion and celery and left about 2 1/2 peppers unblended. I skipped the 1/2 & 1/2 and topped this with whipped cream and chopped flat-leaf. Soooo good. I can't wait for crab to be in season so I can use big chunks of Dungeness, instead of the flake white crab meat (which was lovely, but not the same...). Thanks for the recipe - a definite keeper!

I didn't have enough chicken broth so I threw in a little water with it...didn't really measure how much potato or red pepper I put in there, since I was just making it for two people. Also, I used cut up red pepper from the jar so I didn't peel the skins or anything. Because I didn't follow exactly I didn't know how everything would turn out (did put the exact amount of spices recommended though). Boyfriend wasn't a huge fan, even though he likes both red peppers and crab; I, however, thought it was pretty good. Something different, and it was pretty filling. Thanks for the recipe!

I made this for X-mas eve dinner. I generally do not make recipes that are time consuming, but we enjoyed this so much I made it again.

I used fresh garlic and basil but otherwise followed the recipe...It's even better the next day! Just the right amount of heat. I think I'll try it without the crab for a soup and sandwich night...

This soup was good, but needed something more. I used fresh basil and three garlic cloves instead of the dry seasonings. Doubled the cayenne and added a tsp. of Old Bay. I did use imitation crab, and I think that was what left me slightly disappointed. I will make this again with real crab.

This soup is absolutely fantastic!

Oh my god, this soup is wonderful. Tastes like it came from an upscale restaurant. Expensive and time consuming (preparing peppers) but worth it. Tastes even better the next day.

AMAZING and so worth the work. If I could give it more than five stars, I would.

I made this recipe for a mid-winter dinner party. It was exceptional! I prepared the soup (everything except the crab) the day before. Peeling the red peppers was easy enough, but it was still quite tedious and took about 40 minutes to do. I found that the places where the skin was blackened peeled very easily; the places where the pepper pieces didn't lie flat did not blacken and so did not peel as easily. I used only 1/2 tsp salt, deciding to let the guests add more if they wished. I used the full 1/4 tsp of cayenne knowing that our friends don't mind spicyness. When I tasted it, it was quite spicy, but not overly. I refrigerated the soup overnight. I added the crab when starting to reheat the soup about 30 minutes prior to serving. The cayenne had mellowed overnight. The soup's flavour was absolutely lovely. It was worth all the effort. Thanks.

Awesome soup!!! Didn't change a thing.

I made this for our first course soup on Christmas dinner. I microwaved the potato to skip the 45 minutes to boil them. I also boiled crab legs in the chicken broth until opaque then removed. Then I added the potato, roasted peppers, seasonings and half and half - then followed this recipe. It ended up being the favorite part of dinner --- everyone asked for the recipe. Some even had 2 or 3 bowls! Thanks for the recipe!

This soup was positively divine!! I used imitation crab meat and added about a tbsp of sugar and thought I had died and gone to heaven. Even my bird, who doesn't care for anything other than corn and seeds, couldn't get enough of the stuff and I eventually had to stop feeding him mine and get him his own bowl!