Even though I omitted the chile pepper it was far too spicy to enjoy and it had an almost bitter taste. It was awful. Definitely will not make this again. A waste of time and money.
I made this and I understand what people were saying now about the flavor being a little off. In theory the soup was good but with the weird flavor going on it sort of negated all the goodness. I tried to analyze what about it made it that way and I decided if I make this again I would omit the poultry seasoning and the sage. Also my chicken got a little overcooked. I cut the cayenne down to 1/4 of a teaspoon and it was the perfect amount of spice - not overpowering but still a little spicy.
My family LOVED this soup. The first time I made it I used the rice noodles and thought they were alittle too much so the second time I used thin egg noodles and enjoyed it more. Was really very good.
Excellent soup. Take it easy on the black pepper and I added potatoes instead of red pepper. A must to add bean sprouts...My husband begged for more.
Very good and spicy. I didn't have a red pepper so I used a green jalapeño pepper instead and it turned out very very good. It had just the right amount of spice. I only cooked my soup for like an hour and a half b/c I only made a serving for 4 but it still turned out good. I seriously don't know why this recipe has so many bad reviews. It's a good recipe.
Weird combination of ingredients. Didn't really like it. Proportions were weird. Needed more broth.
not very good; it was spicy but tasted too much of powders and was incredibly salty. i wonder if some of these tablespoons were supposed to be teaspoons
At first the combination of the spices seem wierd and doesn't taste quite right but after you put in the noodles squeeze a bit of fresh lemon juice into the soup and it is PERFECT! Love it great for Febuary!
A good soup and fairly easy to prepare but plan ahead because it does require a variety of ingredients and has a lengthy cooking time. "Spicy" is the recipe's first name so you should not be surprised that it is. The combo of flavors makes it unique (if not a bit confusing). It hinted at more of a spicy Italian flavor to me so I added a teaspoon of sesame oil toward the end of cooking to give it more of an Asian taste. I enjoyed this soup and will likely make it again someday.
