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The Absolute Best Progresso Soups On Store Shelves
BY Samantha Maxwell
Savory Beef
The savory beef barley vegetable soup is from Progresso's Rich and Hearty line. It has big chunks of beef throughout the salty, rich broth, which is bolstered by barley.
The soup isn't overly thick and won't weigh you down. The veggies, like green beans and carrots, round out the soup nicely, offering some freshness and an herbaceous quality.
Chicken & Dumplings
The soft dumplings in the chicken and herb dumplings soup yield a lovely texture. The big chicken chunks contrast the dumplings and make the soup more filling.
The dumplings aren't as substantial as those in home-cooked dishes, but they're great for a canned soup. Carrots and celery round the soup out, adding nutrients, color, and flavor.
Pasta & Meatball
The rigati pasta accounts for the bulk of the rigati pasta and meatball soup. The pasta is a bit too soft, but its tiny shape still adds a nice texture to the soup.
The soup contains lots of tiny yet rich meatballs made of pork and turkey. The tomato-based broth and veggies give the soup an irresistibly salty, almost umami flavor.
Green Split Pea
The green split pea soup may not look appealing, but it has a savory, earthy, and herbaceous quality that keeps it from being boring. It also has bacon flavoring.
The soup doesn't offer big chunks of bacon in every bite, but it has just enough bacon to provide itself with some nice richness and flavor, which makes every bite enjoyable.
Vegetable Beef
Progresso's slow-cooked vegetable beef offers big chunks of beef and a substantial number of veggies in the mix, including potatoes, corn, green beans, and carrots.
It all comes in a rich, beefy broth that's not too thick. Though simple and basic, the soup has so much going on that you cannot possibly get bored after a few bites.