I'm anxiously awaiting its actual arrival. It may say Spring on the calendar, but in Northeast Pennsylvania, the snow is still falling. Even as I type this blog.
And what's better than a warm bowl of soup on a snowy day?
Usually I'd show you all how to make your own soup from scratch, but this week I decided to do a product review! My husband and I are gearing up for a trip to visit family in Florida, so I'm doing multiple things at once. And since this is my first time trying this product, I figured now would be a great time to do my first product review.
To be honest, I wouldn't normally buy this product. I'm very frugal and at our local supermarket, Campbell's Go Soup retails at $2.79 per pouch. I'll usually get whatever is on sale: Progresso cans at 4/$5 (with a $1 off coupon), Campbell's Condensed Soup at 10/$10 (with two $1 off 5 cans coupons), or I skip the aisle all together. And besides, the packaging is different and therefore...a little off-putting. Or at least intimidating.
But here's what happened: I belong to Coupons.com, and this week they featured $1 off of 1 pouch coupons. I printed two. None of the other soups were on sale this week so I decided, what the heck. Let's try it.
I picked up the Creamy Red Pepper with Smoked Gouda and the Spicy Chorizo & Pulled Chicken with Black Beans. Definitely not the typical soup flavors! I'll normally grab for chicken noodle, chicken & rice, cream of chicken. Chicken Chicken Chicken! I need some variety!
Today, I chose the Creamy Red Pepper with Smoked Gouda. I vented the pouch on one side and placed it directly into the microwave as instructed. The liquid in the package popped and sizzled as it cooked, but didn't overflow. After letting it sit for a minute, I pulled the pouch out of the microwave, holding the Cool Touch handles that are labeled on each side of the packaging. Then I poured it right into my bowl and gave it a quick stir.
Doesn't look too fancy, right? It resembles Progresso's Tomato Basil soup. So the proof is in the taste.
Long story short, I'm licking the bowl clean in between sentences. The Gouda is very subtle, not at all overpowering. There are chunks of pepper and visible spices throughout, and several times I bit into pepper seeds, which makes the soup even more enjoyable. The portions were appropriate, although this particular soup had WAY more fat content than I prefer (15g per serving, 2 servings per pouch).
Giving Campbell's Go Soup a shot has made me a little more comfortable with "pouched" foods. It seems like the grocery industry is slowly moving in this direction, and I should be open-minded about it. This is a great example about how a food shouldn't be judged by its packaging.
If you'd like to give it a try, head over to http://www.coupons.com and print out a few coupons! There are currently 6 different flavors available:
- Moroccan Style Chicken with Chickpeas
- Golden Lentil with Madras Curry
- Coconut Curry with Chicken & Shiitake Mushrooms
- Chicken & Quinoa with Poblano Chiles
- Creamy Red Pepper with Smoked Gouda
- Spicy Chorizo & Pulled Chicken with Black Beans
Next week, we'll be in Florida. But the week after that, look for my New England Clam Chowder recipe! Made from scratch, pretty simple and less expensive than you'd probably expect!
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