Way better than I had expected! It was tasty healthy filling and relatively easy to prepare. Like other people suggested I added dried oregano and basil. (I sauteed them with onion garlic and margarine.) We are non-vegetarian so I added a cube of chicken bullion instead of salt. I also sprinkled some cheese when I served. Since it was my lazy one dish supper I even added frozen spinach at the very end of cooking. I am so satisfied and glad that I tried this recepie.
Delicious! I substitued 1% milk for the water since my family prefers cream of tomato soup. I also added a small can of tomato sauce basil and oregano. It's a wonderful alternative to canned tomato soup!
This was a surprisingly good soup although we were leery of it at first. It was thick and could be a good meal by itself or with a sandwich or some good bread.
This soup is WONDERFUL!!! It is very fast extremely easy and has wonderful flavor!!
I wasn't sure about this recipe but I tried it and we all loved it. Even my 14-month-old daughter. I thought I'd need to add some herbs to it but toasting the oats and pressing the garlic made it really yummy! Surprisingly I'll be making this again and again. It's a great "desperation" dinner. It only takes about 15 minutes to make. I used butter instead of margarine.
So I was skeptical when xraybarb (= did this recipe for my Hidden treasures blog. I'll be the 1st one to tell you the thought of stewed tomatoes and oatmeal was sort of a put off. And that's the issue at hand. The sound of it. But she called me out and made a great point about that. So I looked at the recipe again. And decided...since she threw down the "mental thinking" thing. That was it. I was totally sure I had all the ingredients and I did. I didn't put a fine chop on the onions(wished I did) crushed fresh garlic and did the low cal butter and the stewed tomatoes I had on hand was italian style(wished it was smaller chunks) and my oats were extra thick rolled oats(don't know if there is a difference) And above all. Good recipe. Seriously good it's a total 4 in my book I have to say I think I burnt some of the oats because that was new to me(toasting over the stove). My oldest said it was really really good. I can see me making again. Possibly adding a few veggies or adding the oats in place of barley in other recipes by using the technique in this recipe. Surprisingly I no longer thing of oatmeal as a sweet dish in a bowl. This opened my eyes. Thanks barb (=
Nice but a bit bland. I added tabasco and worchestershire sauce and broke up the tomatoes with a spoon. My husband loved it but I still thought it a bit tame so I stirred in a tablespoon of Boursin garlic-herb cheese in my bowl. It pepped it up. I like the recipe as it it simple and uses staples always on hand.
Excellent idea on the oatmeal! I went with 1/3 cup of organic butter 1 large can of Muir Glen organic crushed tomatoes and about 4 tablespoons of cream right at the end for the soup. Then my main concern was there wasn't enough protein... so I took some Gimmee Lean fake sausage broke it into bits and browned it in a little oil. When the soup was ready I sprinkled the psuedo sausage on top with some reduced fat Cabot cheddar cheese and WAY YUM!
I eliminated the step with butter and onion and used a can of undrained diced tomatoes with onion and garlic instead of the stewed tomatoes. Then I followed the recipe exactly. Very good and easy. The oats also make it very filling.
I never would have made this except I read a favorable review in the latest reviews. As another reviewer did I added some milk and herbs. The end result was okay but the appearance was most unattractive.
