Crockpot Creamy Reuben Soup (133 calories per serving)

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  • cindyj7
    cindyj7 Posts: 339 Member
    This sounds so yummy! Thanks Wade!!
  • Cathalain
    Cathalain Posts: 424 Member
    I love love love Rubens. I make a Ruben bake since I try not to eat a lot of bread. I will def be making this but one of the things I love the most about a ruben is the dressing.... wondering how it is with out the tang of the dressing?!?!

    In my experience, the soup was actually pretty tangy, despite not having the dressing component. I think the vinegar in the sauerkraut helps to make it that way - it's not at all an unpleasant taste.
  • ANewCrystal4Life
    ANewCrystal4Life Posts: 121 Member
    I love love love Rubens. I make a Ruben bake since I try not to eat a lot of bread. I will def be making this but one of the things I love the most about a ruben is the dressing.... wondering how it is with out the tang of the dressing?!?!

    In my experience, the soup was actually pretty tangy, despite not having the dressing component. I think the vinegar in the sauerkraut helps to make it that way - it's not at all an unpleasant taste.


    Thank you. I will be trying this soon :)
  • tinat6848
    tinat6848 Posts: 7
    I have copied & printed this recipe! Oh my gosh it looks SO delish! I love reubens. Thank you SO much for sharing!
  • eaherbst
    eaherbst Posts: 3 Member
    Sounds Yummy
  • CupcakeCrusoe
    CupcakeCrusoe Posts: 1,420 Member
    This looks so incredible. It's winter, so I make batches of soup for weekday lunches. I AM SO MAKING THIS.
  • tedsmama
    tedsmama Posts: 178 Member
    I made this tonight and it was fabulous!! Next time I will garnish with the shredded Swiss cheese because it kinda clumped up on the bottom of the pot (probably something I did). My family hates soup and loved this, clumps and all!!
  • EMTFreakGirl
    EMTFreakGirl Posts: 597 Member
    It's in the crockpot NOW!!!!! Can't wait for lunch tomorrow!
  • Elvenhearted1
    Elvenhearted1 Posts: 38 Member
    What is half-and-half? I don't think we have that product in Australia
  • EMTFreakGirl
    EMTFreakGirl Posts: 597 Member
    Eating this for lunch...as I type. OMG!! So Yum! Definitely will be making this again! Thank you so very much, for posting!
  • kducky22
    kducky22 Posts: 276 Member
    Bump! This looks yummy!! :tongue:
  • WadeLam
    WadeLam Posts: 224 Member
    So glad that everyone has enjoyed this recipe thus far! :)
  • mlt2908
    mlt2908 Posts: 123 Member
    bump
  • symba1130
    symba1130 Posts: 248 Member
    Bump! Love reubens and soup.
  • fuhrmeister
    fuhrmeister Posts: 1,796 Member
    I finally made this soup over the weekend. It is so good. I used regular butter and regular cheese instead of low fat so it had a few more calorie but it was amazing and still very reasonable on the calories. About 360 for 2 cups.
  • kelleybean1
    kelleybean1 Posts: 312 Member
    OMG this looks like yet another amazing Wade recipe! Can I send my hubby to you for training?
  • Mygsds
    Mygsds Posts: 1,564 Member
    So I tried this out over the weekend.

    My husband doesn't like sauerkraut so he wouldn't even attempt it.

    Things I changed around:

    - I cooked it on the stovetop. I used a big Le Creuset Dutch oven with the metal bottom, the quality stuff. If you cook it on the stove, make sure and use a good quality pot like this. THIS SOUP IS MESSY - you will spend time scrubbing the pot clean. I'd use a crock-pot liner if I were making it in the crock.
    - I didn't have half and half available (forgot it at the store), so I substituted whole milk mixed with melted butter. Worked fine.
    - Only had 6 ounces of Swiss, so I substituted cheddar for the rest. Again, worked fine.
    - Omitted the celery. (Can't stand the taste.)
    - Only used half a pound of corned beef (due to expense - see below)

    The taste was really good, though I can't say that it really tasted so much like a "Reuben" as I know it. Not sure of the revised calorie count, since I had to make a lot of substitutions, but I suspect it's still not that high. Not real "creamy" as in a "cream of" soup, though, so if that's what you're looking for, you're going to be disappointed. It's going to be really good for a cold winter night.

    I'll probably make this again, but not too often due to the cost - deli corned beef in my area is EXTREMELY expensive. (I used Boar's Head as recommended and it came to 14.99 a pound - uh.... that's a LOT of money.)

    Verdict: Not bad. 7 out of 10.

    If you made that many substitutions using cheddar and not half and half and some others then you really didn't make this recipe so yes, it probably didn't taste the best to you. I used the exact recipe and it came ours fabulous... 10 out of 10
  • Mzjmee
    Mzjmee Posts: 5 Member
    bump. Thanks!!
  • N1ch0lv
    N1ch0lv Posts: 2 Member
    Wow, this looks very scrummy :)
    I've not had corned beef since I was a nipper - and have yet to try sauerkraut so I'm going to give it a go at the weekend.
    One thing though...who or what is Ruebens..?
  • Mygsds
    Mygsds Posts: 1,564 Member
    Wow, this looks very scrummy :)
    I've not had corned beef since I was a nipper - and have yet to try sauerkraut so I'm going to give it a go at the weekend.
    One thing though...who or what is Ruebens..?



    Take a look here... They are wonderful

    http://www.chow.com/recipes/18630-reuben-sandwich
  • Cathalain
    Cathalain Posts: 424 Member
    If you made that many substitutions using cheddar and not half and half and some others then you really didn't make this recipe so yes, it probably didn't taste the best to you. I used the exact recipe and it came ours fabulous... 10 out of 10

    Whole milk plus melted butter is an adequate substitute for half and half; I looked up the substitution on Google and that's exactly what it said to do. Cheddar and swiss also aren't that much different when it's made in a soup like this.

    It tasted fine - never said it didn't. The 7 is mainly for the fact that it was a PITA to scrub the pot - like an earlier reviewer, the cheese also settled at the bottom of the pot and stuck. I am STILL attempting to scrub it after 4 days of soaking - for me, that's a negative because I don't have time to do this - I need that pot for everything!

    To each his own; I am as entitled to my opinion as you are to yours.
  • EMTFreakGirl
    EMTFreakGirl Posts: 597 Member
    If you made that many substitutions using cheddar and not half and half and some others then you really didn't make this recipe so yes, it probably didn't taste the best to you. I used the exact recipe and it came ours fabulous... 10 out of 10

    Whole milk plus melted butter is an adequate substitute for half and half; I looked up the substitution on Google and that's exactly what it said to do. Cheddar and swiss also aren't that much different when it's made in a soup like this.

    It tasted fine - never said it didn't. The 7 is mainly for the fact that it was a PITA to scrub the pot - like an earlier reviewer, the cheese also settled at the bottom of the pot and stuck. I am STILL attempting to scrub it after 4 days of soaking - for me, that's a negative because I don't have time to do this - I need that pot for everything!

    To each his own; I am as entitled to my opinion as you are to yours.

    No judgments on the substitutions (I used pastrami instead of corned beef because I couldn't find Corned Beef anywhere!) I'm commenting on the pot cleaning. My crock cleaned up very easily...I'm thinking because of the fat content in the pastrami? Not sure but it was really little more than a rinse. The cheese in mine did clump, but to the meat and veggies...not to the pot. Hmmm...wonder why that is? This recipe will be in REGULAR ROTATION from now on!
  • janiceclark08
    janiceclark08 Posts: 1,341 Member
    Bump
  • EMTFreakGirl
    EMTFreakGirl Posts: 597 Member
    Just had this for dinner...AGAIN! As I was pulling it out of the freezer I noticed that I only had two more portions left. Will be making this again, soon. So good and worth it, trust me!
  • _Tzefira_
    _Tzefira_ Posts: 65 Member
    bump to save!
  • ANewCrystal4Life
    ANewCrystal4Life Posts: 121 Member
    I have everything to make this and have yet to try it UGH! I need to stop slacking and get on with it already!
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Sounds lovely. We know what Reubens are here in Canada, too. High German immigrant population.
  • JustinAnimal
    JustinAnimal Posts: 1,335 Member
    That looks unholy-good! I'm already thinking about getting cabbage in there...
  • HopeKasrai
    HopeKasrai Posts: 31 Member
    YUM I will definitely try this. Reubens are awesome and I'm sure they are wonderful in soup form too!
  • Sunitagt
    Sunitagt Posts: 486 Member
    Just wanted to say that I made this for lunches this week and it's awesome! Thank you so much for the recipe! Truly excellent soup.
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