Canned Soup Yumminess!

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My vote goes to:

http://www.amys.com/products/images/400/00506.jpg

tied with:
http://www.amys.com/products/images/400/00504.jpg

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Saturday, 13 January 2007 19:54 (eighteen years ago)

amy's is okay but expensive. canned + yumminess = not always computin'. anyways put some fresh garlic or onions or something in your canned soup, i do, makes it a little better.

― hstencil (hstencil), Saturday, 13 January 2007 19:58 (eighteen years ago)

trader joe's has some good ones, some sort of indian lentil and a tomato garlic. They're in glass jars though.

― teeny (teeny), Saturday, 13 January 2007 19:59 (eighteen years ago)

A can of Amy's is 2.65. 2.65 is a cheap lunch.

leftover chicken+cream of mushroom+canned baby peas+noodles+progresso crumbs&grated cheddar on top, put in oven, take out, eat, die happy.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:00 (eighteen years ago)

I'm not ashamed to love Campbell's bean & bacon soup (always called "orange bean soup" at my house) and their beef with barley, too!

― Laurel (Laurel), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:00 (eighteen years ago)

amy's is $3.29 here. ;_;

― hstencil (hstencil), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:01 (eighteen years ago)

I don't really want canned soup to taste OMG DELICIOUS, I want it to bring back childhood madeleine-stylee. Tomato soup + grilled cheese, please.

The bean & bacon is great!

― do i have to draw you a diaphragm (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:01 (eighteen years ago)

Good Lord, Stencil, where do you live? Monaco?

My husband is addicted to Campbell's Cream of Tomato. It's his default comfort food.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:03 (eighteen years ago)

Spinnaker's Clam Chowder soup all the way for me. It has no jpg, unfortunately. Trust me, however, it exists, and it's brilliant.

― You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:04 (eighteen years ago)

I'll look for it!
All canned bean soups are improved by a trickle of balsamic vinegar.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:05 (eighteen years ago)

Hmmmmm. I'll think about it. It's the childhood thing, though, I'd hate to fuck that up.

― Laurel (Laurel), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:07 (eighteen years ago)

i live in new york. amy's is probably cheaper in monaco.

― hstencil (hstencil), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:07 (eighteen years ago)

I always though the Vineyard was worse than everywhere else.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:08 (eighteen years ago)

my mom used to always make bean w/ bacon and grilled cheese sandwiches for me and my brother.

― hstencil (hstencil), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:10 (eighteen years ago)

I'm always looking for a good canned spicy crab soup.
As a soup-chef I am a dismal failure. I have poured huge cauldrons down the sink, crying tears of rage and sorrow, smushing the solids into the drain, too many times.
Bring on the cans!

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:11 (eighteen years ago)

Oh, and I like to plop a big spoonful of plain yogurt into the bean soups, too.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:13 (eighteen years ago)

Beth, homemade is so easy! What's wrong with yours?

― do i have to draw you a diaphragm (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:16 (eighteen years ago)

am i the only person who likes cold soup straight from the can?

― latebloomer da nutty tarkovsky (latebloomer), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:18 (eighteen years ago)

Amy's cream of tomato is my favorite ever, but alas, the grocery store we live next do does not carry it. These soups in boxes are good, though.

I'm an ace soup chef, but opening a can is a hell of a lot easier.

― jennyjennyjenny (pullapartgirl), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:20 (eighteen years ago)

My soups are sadly tasteless. Maybe I'm shy with bouillon. It's weird, because my beef stew and coq au vin are v. good.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:22 (eighteen years ago)

And my stews are not very thick, so maybe I should just call them soups and consider myself an awesome chef of two soups.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:23 (eighteen years ago)

Beth Parker, I use chicken broth as the main liquid ingredient in all my soups (unless I'm feeding vegetarians, in which case I use vegetarian vegetable broth).

Do you have a stick blender? If so, I have a soup recipe that I swear you can't fuck up. I SWEAR IT.

― jennyjennyjenny (pullapartgirl), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:25 (eighteen years ago)

I don't have a stick blender. I'm not even sure what one is. I have a regular blender—would it work?
My husband makes a very good kale soup—our local Portuguese traditional one, with linguiça and kidney beans. He uses turkey kielbasa instead, to keep the cholesterol numbers under a thousand.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:29 (eighteen years ago)

Stick blender. You could use a regular blender but it will be a bigger pain in the ass. I'm a lazy cook so I probably wouldn't make this w/out a stick blender.

You will need:
Two or three strips of bacon (you can use canadian or turkey bacon to keep that cholesterol count down - you'll probably need to use a little olive oil or pan spray for the onions.)
One medium onion, diced
Cumin, ground coriander, salt
Garlic - minced or pressed
Chicken broth
Three or four good sized sweet potatoes - peeled and cut into cubes
Nutmeg

Cut the bacon into small pieces and fry in the bottom of a soup pot until crispy. Take out and drain and dump out the bacon grease except for just enough to use as pan lube OR take it out and use some olive oil/pan spray if you used turkey/Canadian bacon. Throw in the onions and spices and cook until the onions are soft. Add the garlic and cook for like a minute. Add the sweet potatoes and stir to coat with all the goodness in the bottom of the pan.

Cover the sweet potatoes with chicken broth, add the bacon back in, and simmer until the potatoes are soft. Stick blend the hell out of it all until its a soup-like consistency, adding as much chicken broth as you want. Alternately, transfer the soft potatoes to the blender and blend them then return to the pot. Stir in some nutmeg and more salt and pepper to taste.

The end.

― jennyjennyjenny (pullapartgirl), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:35 (eighteen years ago)

You can get all fancy and put that shit through a strainer or something but I'm not that kind of a cook. I am best at peasant fare and I like my soup rustic.

― jennyjennyjenny (pullapartgirl), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:36 (eighteen years ago)

That sounds delicious! And conforms to all of our middle-aged life-crisis diets!

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:46 (eighteen years ago)

And stick blenders are cheap!

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Saturday, 13 January 2007 20:49 (eighteen years ago)

I'm pretty sure they sell those box soups rebranded at Trader Joe's, the roasted red pepper and tomato is the best.

― A B C (sparklecock), Saturday, 13 January 2007 22:09 (eighteen years ago)

Heinz tomato soup. No need for further fannydangle. CLASSIC.

The organic pumpkin and bacon one is alright, but I think I probably give that extra points cos it's one of the only things available in Planet Organic that contains meat! Oh, and it comes in a tub so it breaks the canned soup law. So... HEINZ IT IS!

― Bhumibol Adulyadej (Lucretia My Reflection), Saturday, 13 January 2007 22:21 (eighteen years ago)

I've never heard of Heinz soup. Are you sure you're not confusing Heinz ketchup and Campbell's soup? Conflating two of the world's Great Foods?

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Saturday, 13 January 2007 23:14 (eighteen years ago)

heinz makes things other than ketchup, esp. in countries other than america.

― hstencil (hstencil), Saturday, 13 January 2007 23:25 (eighteen years ago)

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:Y-TJ4GNItjl8dM:http://www.britsuperstore.com/acatalog/Heinz_Soup_400g.jpg

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Saturday, 13 January 2007 23:29 (eighteen years ago)

You will all find this extremely yucky but I like to use creamed mushroom soup for my chicken curry concoction. Lots of curry powder, mushroom soup, cooked chicken and a small bottle of cream (half 'n' half or whatever you call it) on top of japanese rice.

PRESTO LUNCH! :-)

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Saturday, 13 January 2007 23:30 (eighteen years ago)

i am a fan of amy's SQUASH (pic is broken ;_;)

― geoff (gcannon), Saturday, 13 January 2007 23:46 (eighteen years ago)

the no-chicken noodle is ass and half, however

― geoff (gcannon), Saturday, 13 January 2007 23:47 (eighteen years ago)

Search: Campbell's Chunky Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
Destroy: Chunky Sirloin Burger

― do i have to draw you a diaphragm (Rock Hardy), Sunday, 14 January 2007 01:26 (eighteen years ago)

I was a fan of Amy's soups and vegetarian chili for a long time, until I found out I had high blood pressure and then realized that a can of that stuff has like half the sodium you're supposed to eat in a day. It's still canned food. The Black Bean is good though, as is the Chili. The Coco Pazzo soups are pretty deece too, but same problem as Amy's.

― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Sunday, 14 January 2007 01:33 (eighteen years ago)

There's this really nice soup I make that involves a lot of canned goods -- "impromptu soup", I call it. And it's gotten raves before, so it's definitely make-again-able. As far as ready-made soups go, my favorite is Progresso's minestrone. I love it. I don't know how authentic it is, but I think it's really flavorful. Plus 200 calories per can! Which is good for my new calorie consciousness.

― Phoenix Dancing (krushsister), Sunday, 14 January 2007 02:46 (eighteen years ago)

I know, the sodium. But isn't the jury out re the role of salt in high blood pressure?

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Sunday, 14 January 2007 02:59 (eighteen years ago)

six months pass...

wait wait good question - i'm ALWAYS so worried about my blood pressure cuz i eat too much salt

amy's makes a low sodium tho right?

― Surmounter, Thursday, 2 August 2007 02:39 (eighteen years ago)

They do. Is your BP high, though? Get a cuff. It's always lower at home.

― Beth Parker, Thursday, 2 August 2007 02:41 (eighteen years ago)

i dunno i need to get it checked. i think it runs in the family or something...

lol it's always lowwre at home??

― Surmounter, Thursday, 2 August 2007 02:53 (eighteen years ago)

btw amy's frozen lasagne is fucking amazing. off topic

― Surmounter, Thursday, 2 August 2007 02:53 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah, I stopped eating those b/c I have borderline high blood pressure

― Hurting 2, Thursday, 2 August 2007 03:29 (eighteen years ago)

beth parker, do you own a blood pressure cuff?

― remy bean, Thursday, 2 August 2007 03:31 (eighteen years ago)

sphygmomanometer

― remy bean, Thursday, 2 August 2007 03:32 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

Campbell's Selects Mexican Chicken Tortilla
Italian Wedding Bell

― Surmounter, Saturday, 18 October 2008 20:04 (seventeen years ago)

marks and sparks do the best canned tomato soup ever.

― stone cold all time hall of fame classics (internet person), Saturday, 18 October 2008 20:25 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.healthvalley.com/images/products/w165/03574222103.jpg

http://www.healthvalley.com/images/products/w165/03574222107.jpg

I have one of these virtually every day at work. I swear by 'em. They have other varieties, too, but these are the ones I love the most. I think salt tends to distract from the joy of soup.

― Roasted Ghost (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Saturday, 18 October 2008 20:28 (seventeen years ago)

i love those!

― Surmounter, Saturday, 18 October 2008 20:30 (seventeen years ago)

Progresso's Tomato Rotini tastes like semi-adult Spaghettios. Italian Sausage & Pepperoni tastes like pizza in soup form. I've never had a canned minestrone or butternut squash soup that tasted 1/10 as good as homemade, though, so I make large batches of those and freeze the rest.

― Maria, Saturday, 18 October 2008 20:30 (seventeen years ago)

omg italian sausage and pepperoni

― Surmounter, Saturday, 18 October 2008 20:30 (seventeen years ago)

i know! i like to add cheese too.

― Maria, Saturday, 18 October 2008 20:32 (seventeen years ago)

nine months pass...

"Healthy Choice" is good

― I love rainbow cookies (surm), Monday, 3 August 2009 16:06 (sixteen years ago)

Country Vegetable. any soup with potatos, count me in

― I love rainbow cookies (surm), Monday, 3 August 2009 16:11 (sixteen years ago)

one year passes...

yummy:

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yucky:

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― gtforia estfufan (unregistered), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 16:57 (fourteen years ago)

agreed on the yummy one

haven't had the other

about to go heat up some

aww man - I FORGOT MY SOUP.

― $^o$ (/o^)/ (ENBB), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 17:08 (fourteen years ago)

aw nooooooooooo. I feel for you, ENBB :((

the sweet potato one has too much squash in it and nothing that really tastes like sweet potato. broth is on the watery side too. the lentil & sweet potato one is filled otu nicely with black beans and corn; it's thick and beef-colored so I can pretend there's beef in it even though it's probably vegetarian. the addition of a little shredded mozzarella is u&k.

― gtforia estfufan (unregistered), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 17:18 (fourteen years ago)

The WORST soup ever:
http://www.bitemarket.com/store/images/Thai%20Kitchen%20-%20Coconut%20Ginger%20Soup%20-%2018910.png?rand=544046026

― David Allah Coal (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 17:19 (fourteen years ago)

he lentil & sweet potato one

"lentil & red pepper", I mean. I wd rush some over to you via bike courier, ENBB, if I had that power.

― gtforia estfufan (unregistered), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 17:20 (fourteen years ago)

I'm suspicious of all these white people soups that advertise themselves as Chinese and Thai. I think I almost bought some Thai Kitchen (it wasn't coconut ginger though) one time, so maybe I should be glad I passed.

― gtforia estfufan (unregistered), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 17:22 (fourteen years ago)

from Aldi. It is SO grossly sweet, which is a shame because it would be a hell of good if it didn't have so much cane sugar in it.
http://www.aldi.us/us/media/offers/01_10_10_03/100610_2418_ReadytoServeSoup_D.jpg

― I Like Fuck (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 17:24 (fourteen years ago)

the butternut squash one, I mean

― I Like Fuck (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 17:24 (fourteen years ago)

Aw thank you unreg.

It's actually a pretty tragic tale. At first I decided to treat myself to some roasted red pepper soup from the Au Bon Pain on my floor because they do good soups. It didn't have the nut info listed on it like the others did but it *sounded* like on of their veg ones so I took a chance and got it anyway only to find upon Googling it that not only did it have chicken broth, but also chicken pieces. This was sad and I was a bit glum until I realized that I had soup in my drawer!! Alas I did not. I had pretzels instead which were good but the AC is cranked up too high and I really wanted some soup.

Oh well. I'm sure I'll live.

― $^o$ (/o^)/ (ENBB), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 17:25 (fourteen years ago)

two cans of clam chowder arrived today. condensed. bar harbor brand. honestly looking forward to it, no way I'm making that myself.

― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 17:30 (fourteen years ago)

tracer, clam chowda is so easy.

― The Chicago Choad (thebingo), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 17:52 (fourteen years ago)

twelve years pass...

I would eat Dorito soup (drink?)

― | (Latham Green), Tuesday, 28 November 2023 21:09 (two years ago)

Comfort food picked up from my grandmother:

Combine -
1 can Campbell's Tomato Soup (plus 1 can of water)
1 can Campbell's Beef Broth (also plus 1 can of water)

Drink it from a mug. Dunk lots of Ritz crackers.

Supposedly called Liberty Bowl Soup, although a Google search turns up no matches.

― Hideous Lump, Wednesday, 29 November 2023 07:24 (two years ago)

Rao's jarred Chicken Noodle is really good but two of them to make one meal is like $12.

― papal hotwife (milo z), Wednesday, 29 November 2023 07:47 (two years ago)

I've been making soups to see off winter infections recently. With the usual base also adding a whole bulb of garlic with green chillies and ginger and lots of green stuff like broc/spinach/kale. It looks like liquid sileage but is amazingly good.

― vodkaitamin effrtvescent (calzino), Wednesday, 29 November 2023 11:14 (two years ago)

BEEFMATO

― | (Latham Green), Wednesday, 29 November 2023 15:06 (two years ago)

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