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A very hearty and tasty soup. But next time I'd make a few adjustments.<\/p>
1. Needed way more broth. I added about another 1 1\/2 cups, but it wasn't enough.<\/p>
2. It took longer to cook the potatoes than mentioned. They were cut up very small but had to go 12-15 minutes longer.<\/p>
3. Because of the needed broth and longer potato cook time, it would be just easy (or maybe easier) to cook on the stovetop.<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"03\/12\/2012 21:57","GUID":"b72b9b99845f46a2aecb9496139b8373","MemberId":1196484,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"justmbeth","SubmittedDate":"03\/12\/2012 21:56"},{"Comment":"
Everyone loves this soup! Every time I make it, everyone raves about how good it is. I just make cornbread with butter and honey to accompany it. I also add roasted frozen corn at the end to cool it before eating. I used hot Italian sausage, instead of smoked sausage, squeeze it out of the casings, and brown it in a skillet before adding the remaining ingredients to my pressure cooker, in which I cook it 45 minutes. I'm quite certain I use a lot more chicken broth than it calls for. I do not use the flour.<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"05\/23\/2010 21:30","GUID":"da5c43dff0614731ae3683f15b82a312","MemberId":3715866,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"lindaurquizu","SubmittedDate":"05\/23\/2010 21:30"}]},"breadcrumb":[{"term_id":310796,"name":"Dishes & Beverages","slug":"dishes-beverages","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":310731,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Wondering what to make? We've got recipes for any dish and beverage you're craving, from easy dinners to rich chocolate cakes and everything in between.","parent":309177,"count":43801,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/"},{"term_id":312672,"name":"Soups","slug":"soups","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":312607,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Choose from a large selection of ingredients when making these irresistible soup recipes, including gazpacho, potato soup, vegetable soup, lentil soup, chicken soup, chowder, turkey soup, broth, bean soup, ham soup, barley soup, meatball soup and more.","parent":310796,"count":3176,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/soups\/"},{"term_id":312710,"name":"Broth & Stock Recipes","slug":"broth-stock-recipes","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":312645,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Learn how to make flavorful bases for soup, bisque and more with this collection of broth soup recipes, including minestrone, Italian wedding soup, chicken broth, vegetable broth, beef broth, turkey broth, mushroom broth and more. Feed the whole family with these recipes for homemade soup stock, including gumbo, chicken stock, borscht, vegetable stock, matzo ball soup, beef stock, Scotch broth, turkey stock, dumpling soup, beef stock, pasta soup, turkey stock and more.","parent":312672,"count":1212,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/soups\/broth-stock-recipes\/"}],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Sausage Chicken Soup"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n