27 Reviews of Tuscan Soup

From: MEAN CHEF

On Nov 13, 2004

Good basic soup. I made 1/2 the recipe because I was not keen to have leftover soup with potatoes and cream (which I use in place of the evaporated milk). My biggest criticism is that the soup cries out for flavor - Garlic, fennel, basil, pepper flakes etc etc. I didn't tweak the flavor at all this time, but would definitely play around with it next time.

From: *Shelly*

On Nov 13, 2004

A lovely hearty and warming soup. Used cream instead of evaporated milk and actually forgot to add the cream until after already started enjoying the soup. And it was good even without the cream — so don't worry about omitting that if you want/need to for health reasons/preferences, etc. I personally could have handled even more spinach in the soup. Definitely a keeper. Thanks for posting!

From: ~Nimz~

On Nov 21, 2007

Outstanding indeed. I love this. I changed a few things in that I added a little basil and oregano as well as some garlic salt and ground red pepper for a little extra flavor. I sliced the potatoes thin instead of cubed. I also used kale instead of the spinach and half-and-half for the evaporated milk. Turned out just like what I was looking for. Thanks

From: bluemoon downunder

On May 9, 2005

I’ve made this soup twice. The first time, I cooked the soup for longer than the specified time so that the liquid reduced and the soup was thicker. This meant that it had a thick and creamy consistency more characteristic of blended soups. That’s how I like my soups. I also added several cloves of garlic. The next time I made it, I doubled the quantity and used a couple more potatoes to the specified quantity of stock, so that the soup was even thicker. And I added a cup of white wine. I also followed other reviewers' suggestions and added basil and oregano - and more spinach. I used two packets of frozen spinach as well as some baby spinach leaves that were just beginning to wilt so that they were no longer really suitable in sandwiches. Like a lot of soups, this soup is a lot more flavoursome over the next day or two than on the day it is made. Because I’m still on the search for a sausage I really like, instead of sausages, I added a generous quantity of meatballs, using my recipe for Mushroom and Soy Sauce Meatballs #120300. Sausage or meatballs are absolutely the perfect complement to this soup, making it a hearty and really satisfying meal. On the second occasion I served it to friends, who all loved it. Thank you KelBel, I'll certainly be making this again.

From: Cookin-jo

On Jun 29, 2007

This soup is absolutely wonderful. It's not often that there is a discussion around the dinner table about who is going to get the last bit of soup but this inspired a discussion. This recipe goes straight into "make often" category. I did make some slight changes. I added 2 minced garlic cloves, about a teaspoon of dried basil leaves and substituted 2% milk for the evaporated. In the future I will make one more change...double the recipe! Thank you, KelBel!

From: donnaw.v. mcguire

On Oct 27, 2004

have tried several tuscan soup recipes but this one DEFINETLY comes closest to Olive Garden.thanks KelBel

From: RecipeNut

On Dec 28, 2004

True comfort food here! Everyone loved this soup in my house. Very easy to make but full of flavor. Difinite keeper for this house, thanks KelBel

From: Sue L

On Aug 22, 2004

Wonderful flavor! The only things I did differently were to season the potatoes before they cooked, and also, I just added the spinach and shut the heat off immediately. The spinach quickly cooked in the heat of the liquid. I also added a little garlic, basil, oregano and fennel for a little extra spice. Thanks for posting!

From: LEEZAH4

On Nov 1, 2005

With the recommendations of others I added 1 tsp. each of basil and oregano, still found it on the bland side. With the addition of red pepper flakes it achieved the flavor that I originally expected while making this. I did use sweet italian sausage and if I chose hot italian sausage I don't believe we would have found it as bland. Perhaps a blend of the 2 sausages, after all once you add the hot/spice, can't take it out. Thank you again KelBel!

From: Kim D.

On Oct 23, 2004

This soup was delicious and my hubby has mentioned several times that he hopes I make it again soon. I used only 1/2 an onion and 2 large potatoes. I also added 1 t. basil, 1 t. oregano and about 1/2 t. dried red pepper flakes. This soup was great! I will definitely be making this one time and time again. Thanks KelBel!