Topic: Kickin' chicken?

[8ullfrog]

Those canned gumbos are mostly rice and water, really depressing stuff.

[6pairsofshoes]

Most canned soup sucks. 

Progresso lentil's ok.  I think the gumbo isn't that bad, either.  But it's as you describe it.

[8ullfrog]

Sometimes, like if the soup has potato, Campbell isn't all poo, but I won't buy Progresso. I'd rather make my own than get screwed over like that.

[6pairsofshoes]

Campbells Chunky Clam Chowder (new england style) is the only canned one I'll eat, but it's chock full of calories.  Their Mexican Tortilla soup w/chicken and chicken gumbo are also palatable.  Most canned soup sucks. I'd rather just make a big batch and freeze small amounts for later.  Soup's not so hard to make, and you can take a rotisserie chicken carcass, boil the bones for broth and use the leftover meat w/vegetables for a decent soup.

[xtopave]

I'd rather just make a big batch and freeze small amounts for later. 

That's exactly what I do. My daughter says both her grandmothers soups are better than mine. I'm perfectly fine with that cause my grandma's soup was the best in the world!!

[smokester]

I made a Scotch Bonnet soup a little while back, and made enough to last 3 days. 

I could have run my bike on it... if sitting hadn't been a tad difficult.

[8ullfrog]

My grandpa loved the tortilla soup wholeheartedly. I thought it was bland poo. But I get where he was coming from. Still glad he managed to enjoy his Sundays (Legion breakfast, no papists need apply) A bloody Mary and then home again. I always envied his contentment.

[SACPOP]

I made a Scotch Bonnet soup a little while back, and made enough to last 3 days. 

I could have run my bike on it... if sitting hadn't been a tad difficult.

OOH! Scotch bonnet soup? I am familiar with the peppers, but I had never thought of making a soup with them. That sounds like something I would like to try.

This one sounds pretty good
http://www.pepperfool.com/recipes/soups/scotch_bonnet.html

[smokester]

OOH! Scotch bonnet soup? I am familiar with the peppers, but I had never thought of making a soup with them. That sounds like something I would like to try.

This one sounds pretty good
http://www.pepperfool.com/recipes/soups/scotch_bonnet.html

I had about 4 peppers in mine, but then, there was a couple of litres of it.

Talk about making you sweat though..

[Autumn]

I don't like flour in my homemade Mac.

[8ullfrog]

I know this is an act of necromancy, but I've just had my second can of Kickin' Chicken.

I suppose that goes to show how much I loved it the first time. I had a can of pub style chicken soup for dinner last night, and I quite enjoyed it They didn't skimp on the chicken, and the creamy broth was pleasant instead of thick and overfilling.

Everything I disliked about the first can of Kickin' chicken was present, but worse. They cut the amount of chicken EVEN MORE. Might as well call it Hint of Chicken soup.

I was looking forward to the sauce, but they actually appear to have made it spicier, which I said I wanted back in 2013.

I was wrong, every flavor is now destroyed by the spice. Even the potatoes taste bad.

The "Green mush" I mentioned in the last review actually turned out to be Celery, and thanks to the broth, it didn't taste like anything at all.

I suppose this is a good lesson in "Be careful what you wish for"

Obviously there won't be a third round, I'll not buy this poo again.

It is slightly darker now, more Home Depot Orange than Nickelodeon.

[6pairsofshoes]

Is this a soup?  I tried looking it up and found a chicken feed supplement, Friskie's cat food, and soup.

I eat more canned soup than I should.  Mostly Progresso and Campbell's chunky and only a few flavors of each.  Mostly I prefer to make my own.  A little chopping and thrown in a pot for a few hours and it's fine.  Not expensive and nourishing.  Soup freezes well, too.

[8ullfrog]

Yeah, it's in the chunky line.

https://www.amazon.com/Campbells-Chunky-Kickin-Buffalo-Style-Chicken/dp/B008JA7OP2

I notice that screenshot doesn't even have chicken chunks.

[6pairsofshoes]

The only cream soup I've had in the Chunky line is New England Clam Chowder and while it's good, its got a seriously heavy calorie count.  Their gumbo is ok, but not as good as the Progresso, and my husband hates their version of split pea, which he used to enjoy.  Basically, they don't make very good canned soup.

I tend to get the tomato or clear broth based versions.  Progresso is better, I think.  Try their Chicken Corn Chowder and tell me what you think.