Product: Amy’s Kitchen Organic Chunky Vegetable Soup – $2.89+
As is the case with me these days, last night’s dinner was definitely going to be soup. The kind of soup, however, changed three times.
I love soup. I can eat soup year-round. Yes…even in the heat of summer, I often find soup to be refreshing to indulge in. Why? Because of what goes into it. And, when possible, I love stirring a pot over low heat and cooking up my own soup. But, that’s not always possible.
Not to sound too much like Sheldon Cooper from Big Bang Theory, but Monday night’s are soup night for me. It’s the night I go running with a local group at a running store, so something that is filling, but not too heavy is ideal. A bowl of soup and a gluten-free and dairy-free grilled cheese sandwich are my go-to those nights…and it works like a charm for me. But, unless I have time on Sunday to cook up soup for the week, my standby is the canned or boxed variety you find in stores.
Like I said above, however, last night’s soup changed. My roommate had selected Amy’s Organic Light in Sodium Butternut Squash Soup for our dinner on Sunday night, knowing that when we got home from work, we had a quick turn-around time to eat, do dishes, change, and head through traffic into Louisville so I could go for my run. The only problem was, as I was getting breakfast going that morning, I noticed a key ingredient in big bold letters on the can: wheat. This gluten-free girl was very, very sad because…I love butternut squash soup. And now…it was off the menu. When my roommate crawled out of her room for breakfast, I shared that little bit of knowledge and asked her to go pick another one. Amy’s Organic No Chicken Noodle Soup was next off the pantry shelf…and then she said…”Duh…this has noodles!” Therefore wheat and soy were key ingredients, meaning this soup also had gluten in it. No go. Her next grab…and our dinner that night…Amy’s Organic Chunky Vegetable Soup.
This soup was impressive from the moment I opened up the can. The broth was light and tons of chunky vegetables were swimming in it. No skimping on the vegetables here. Not at all. I could see the tomatoes, spinach, carrots, green beans, corn, peas, onion, celery…all organic, by the way, in the broth. Chunky was not an understatement. It’s fact.
I warmed up the soup on the stove top while I got to work on the accompanying sandwiches. Soup and sammie nights are pretty famous in my apartment as I have discovered the perfect way to make grilled cheese sandwiches. Oh…and even my dairy-free cheese melts up to gooey perfection too.
With the sandwiches done, I ladled the warm soup into bowls and settled in for dinner. One spoonful and I could already tell this soup was magic. It had lots of flavor. I could tell it would be filling because of the chunky vegetables that were included (not those anemic little bits in most vegetable soups). The vegetable flavor reminded me so much of homemade vegetable soup. Yeah…it’s that good. The soup was seasoned too perfection. It probably had more sodium in it than I usually would have liked, but…that’s canned soup for you. And this was worth it. Very delicious. I would buy this one again in a heartbeat.
Once again, Amy’s Kitchen proves that it turns out fantastic food no matter if it’s canned, frozen, or shelf-stable. This was my first foray into Amy’s Organic soups, and I was definitely very impressed. Aside from my little lesson about reading labels, which I normally do…I think I just assumed butternut squash soup would be gluten-free…and the noodle thing completely slipped my mind, I can’t find anything to complain about when it comes to this soup. Packed with flavor, packed with organic vegetables, and packed with love that comes out of a company that truly cares. Amy’s Kitchen has definitely become one of my go-to brands I trust.
If you need a quick meal on-the-go…go to your grocery store, and pick up a healthy serving of vegetables in soup form. Find Amy’s Kitchen Organic soups…find the Chunky Vegetable…and see what I’m raving about for yourself.
Trust me…she has plenty of gluten-free soup options available. I have a couple more in my pantry that I’m dying to try.
The Celiathlete 