My daughter can not eat a lot of foods because of stomach issues so I made a few changes such as using sweat Italian sausage instead of spicy sausage and leaving out the peppers. It was still great. She said it may be her new favorite soup.

This is my go-to soup for the winter, and has been every year since I got it in 2017. I LOVE THIS SOUP!!!! I double the recipe, and once we have a bowl (with some crusty bread), I freeze the rest of it in Ziploc bags, and we eat on it regularly during the cool months. The only thing I do different is use equal amounts of chicken broth and water (6 cups each), mainly because the large container of broth has 6 cups in it (nothing leftover - win-win!), and sometimes I'll use a can of diced tomatoes, if that's all I have. We used to seek out Carrabba's for this soup, but now we don't have to! Thanks so much Todd!

We've never been to Carrabas, so we've no comparison, however this soup is outstanding! I used hot Italian Turkey sausage and doubled the ham. Spices were perfect! On a cool November night in Michigan, this was a treat!

Super delicious!

This is as good, if not better, than the Carabbas recipe. I substituted pancetta for the ham. That is the only change I made. My husband was excited that I could recreate his favorite soup. All of my co-workers want the recipe.

Couldn't believe how tasty and good this soup turned out. I've been trying to duplicate the taste of Carrabba's lentil soup on my own and couldn't get all the flavors but this is even better. My husband and I loved it! My new winter soup.

I've been to Carrabba's and had this soup and I've made the clone many times. It's just as delicious as the original!

I've never been to Carrabba's, but based on the great reviews, I tried it. We love it!! It's my 15 year old son's favorite soup. And he doesn't usually praise meals that highly! I didn't alter the recipe at all, and it's wonderful.

Made this Sunday night (never had it at Carrabbas) and it was sooooo good.

Like Beth, I think the salt could be omitted and I used low sodium ham and chicken broth instead of vegetable broth. Used chicken Andoulle sausage and red lentils. Cooked in no time and it was so tasty and easy. Will make it again and again.

I was lucky enough to make this soup before trying it at Carrabbas. This version matched the taste at Carrabbas. I've made it a number of times and have removed the added salt, but did add more sausage, ham and garlic. With a crusty bread and a salad this has made a wonderful meal more than once.