Shop bought soup

robfosters · 6 May 2020 at 12:45

SkeeterUK said:
I like the packet of knorr thick vegetable soup tho it can be a pain to make as can get lumpy when adding it to a pan of boiling water so you gotta stir it for ages.

Heinz Cream of Chicken Soup with lurpak on some crusty cob is nice.

Been thinking of getting a soup maker from b&m like this. https://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/morphy-richards-soup-maker-317014 But dunno as they dont really cook meat in soups, they probs want you to cook the meat then add it to the maker which is meh if you just want to do one pot kinda thing. I do have slow cooker which i do some nice scotch broth type of soup/casserole in which is usually nice.

The Knorr chicken noodle soup is superb.

tombrr · 6 May 2020 at 16:08

Heinz Tomato soup, lots of pepper with buttered bread, yum every tim eI have it, which is about twice a year in total

Merlin5 · 6 May 2020 at 19:33

Just had some maris piper and leek, very nice. Tomorrow I shall try the lentil 'n smoked bacon.

Raymond Lin · 6 May 2020 at 21:15

M&S chicken mushroom rice soup is my favourite, filling too.

PapaLazaru · 6 May 2020 at 21:42

Aldi & Lidl sell a tomato and chorizo soup, it's delicious.

Not a fan of their thai chicken one though.

TonyTurbo78 · 6 May 2020 at 23:31

ElliorR said:
Tomato soup has always been my favourite and as much as I enjoy shop bought ones I’ve yet to find one that tastes as good as the one I make.

Now the big debate regarding soup is soft or crusty bread/rolls? Crusty for me.

Always crusty, anything crusty. And plenty of butter.

Cooking up huge pots of soups and stews is my comfort food, love them. Cant beat it during winter with big crusty fresh bread.

Bubo · 7 May 2020 at 08:48

I have a dirty habit of dipping sausage rolls into soup, Asda Lincolnshire 6 pack of which I will try to limit it to 3, though it is a struggle at times. Heinz tomato or chicken are the best soups for this. As far as shop soup, Asda chicken curry tub is the best I've had. Does anyone reuse the tubs for making your own soup and freezing it? Is the plastic safe to reuse multiple times?

robfosters · 11 Dec 2022 at 21:52

Thread resurrection as it’s proper soup weather now.

What you into atm? For me it’s:

Baxters spicy parsnip and butternut squash and lentil dhansak

Heinz oxtail and mulligatawny

C&B cream of chicken and Knorr chicken noodle

Reuben klang · 11 Dec 2022 at 22:36

Home made stuff for me. Although I do like tescos plant chief stuff.

cheesefest · 12 Dec 2022 at 10:39

Sainsbury’s tin of cream of tomato soup is miles better than Heinz.

Heinz imo are awful.

Love NCG Chicken Soup

Semple · 12 Dec 2022 at 10:43

Most tinned soups are dreadful, the only great thing is that they last a really long time.

I've tried most brands of the fresh ones, they're all pretty much the same. I just buy the ones that are on offer.

cheesefest · 12 Dec 2022 at 10:43

Making homemade soup is a good way to use veg that is on the turn. Yellowing broccoli is still green when blitz into a soup and tastes good.

ArcticHeron · 12 Dec 2022 at 11:49

Heinz Oxtail is the king of tinned soup imo. But Chicken and sweetcorn takeaway style is my favourite if I'm going to make one at home.

cheesefest · 12 Dec 2022 at 12:40

Love Thai soup.

Tax Evader · 12 Dec 2022 at 13:11

ArcticHeron said:
Heinz Oxtail is the king of tinned soup imo.

Rob mentioned this too I see. I too have a thing for Oxtail but I actually prefer Waitrose Essential Oxtail these days. Give it a try.

Bubo · 12 Dec 2022 at 13:18

Bubo said:
I have a dirty habit of dipping sausage rolls into soup, Asda Lincolnshire 6 pack of which I will try to limit it to 3, though it is a struggle at times. Heinz tomato or chicken are the best soups for this. As far as shop soup, Asda chicken curry tub is the best I've had. Does anyone reuse the tubs for making your own soup and freezing it? Is the plastic safe to reuse multiple times?

Have to update this, I wouldn't touch Heinz Tomato soup with a ten foot pole nowadays. Chicken is still alright, but they have completely ruined tomato. Gone off their tomato sauce too. Must be using fake tomatoes or something.

robfosters · 12 Dec 2022 at 13:29

Bubo said:
Have to update this, I wouldn't touch Heinz Tomato soup with a ten foot pole nowadays. Chicken is still alright, but they have completely ruined tomato. Gone off their tomato sauce too. Must be using fake tomatoes or something.

M&S cream of tomato is very good. Much better than Heinz and only 65p.

ArcticHeron · 12 Dec 2022 at 13:55

cheesefest said:
Love Thai soup.

Aye. My mom makes one out of Sweet Tattie, lemon grass and fish sauce (along with a few other things I can't remember) and it's absolutely delicious.

GlitterBalls · 12 Dec 2022 at 15:42

Skidder said:
Animal. No butter on bread with soup. That's a rule. Pretty sure it was the 11th commandment but they ran out of rock to get it written down.

Get out, it's one of life's luxuries.

GlitterBalls · 12 Dec 2022 at 16:05

Heinz chunky big soups are decent, Aldi versions are even better. I like a proper tomato soup with actual tomato and basil in, in those plastic containers. Yum. But do enjoy a normal tomato soup, along with oxtail and minestrone.