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My family enjoyed this recipe. The only thing different I did was I used a whole grain wheat pasta and it was still fabulous. I see many suggestions for kidney beans in the other reviews and I agree that would be a great addition. My husband and I are currently both doing weight watchers and this was a wonderful low point recipe. We had it as a side to a very big grilled chicken salad. It was a wonderful meal. We saved leftovers and had the following day and it was just as good the second day. NO COMPLAINTS!
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This is a good recipe that with some slight modifications we think can be even better. We have a 3-qt slow cooker so we split this recipe in half and made it twice with different variations. Our conclusion was the best 1/2 recipe version consisted of doubling the seasonings, adding 1/2 cup of tomato puree, adding 8 oz of beans (we tried both black and kidney and both worked fine), adding 1/4 cup zuchinni, and adding 1/4 teaspoon of El Yucateco red hot sauce (we like spicy/seasoned foods). Would also suggest increasing the garlic if you like garlic. If you don't eat all the soup at one time it will bloat up sitting overnight in the refrigerator, so you may want to consider cooking it separately and adding it to the soup as it is served as someone else suggested. If you do cook the pasta in the soup, be sure to turn the slow cooker to low or off when you are done. I forgot and let the soup cook further on high after the dish was first served. All-in-all very tasty and with the addition of the beans it becomes a full meal. We plan to have soup and salad several nights over the coming week!
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Best soup I've ever made... I added potatoes and some other veggies. YUMMY.. I will definitely be making this again.
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This is a delicious recipe! I added a pound of ground beef and used 2 cans of V8 and a can of tomato sauce in place of the tomato juice. I also increased the amount of veggies, and substituted gluten-free pasta. Will definitely be making this one again.
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My extremely picky family devoured this soup. It was very easy and pretty foolproof. I used V-8, added some chicken chunks, a couple dashes of crushed red pepper and about 1/2 can white kidney beans. I also substituted the Rotini pasta for Alphabet (more fun for the kidlets). It was very hearty, healthy and delicious. Definitely a keeper.
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Delicious I added a few things - 2 small zucchini chopped, handful of chopped spinach and a dash of cayenne pepper. Very filling, lovely flavour, this is a keeper.
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The basic soup is very good and I'll probably make it again, but I'll make some changes next time. The diced tomatoes were too much for my family, so I'll use a small can or leave them out all together. I'll put in more carrots and celery, and probably more rotini as well. I added chicken chunks to the soup, and that was very good, will probably put in even more next time.
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i love this soup. i added to it potatoes, zucchini and red kidney beans. served with freshly baked french bread (pillsbury pop open can in refrig. section) and it was soo good. my crockpot must be different from the one tested to make this recipe bc it only took 6hrs on my 8hr setting. good thing i went to go sneak a bite to ''test'' it. i will definitely be making this many times.
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This was delicious until the last moment, when I added the pasta. Suggest you cook the pasta separately, and keep the pasta separate until serving.
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Soup is great. I used regular V8 instead of just tomato juice. Get more vegies that way plus fiber. I also added 1 can of drained kidney beans. This will be great to have all winter long.