Progresso potato ham and bacon soup with crusty bread
A bowl of soup with actual substance: the Progresso does the heavy lifting with potato, ham, and bacon already built in, so tonight you just warm it, add body with pasta, and finish with cheese. No chopping, no timing fuss.
About 360 calories a serving, 16 g protein, 45 g carbohydrate, 13 g fat. From USDA figures for 80% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- 2 ounces sharp cheddar
- 1 small loaf crusty bread
From your shelf
- 1 can Progresso potato with ham and bacon soup
Staples
- 1/4 cup ditalini or small shells pasta
- 1 cup water
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- Pour the can of soup into a pot with 1 cup water and bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring once or twice.
- Stir in 1/4 cup small pasta shapes and simmer until the pasta is tender, about 8 minutes, stirring once halfway through.
- Taste and adjust with salt and pepper to your liking.
- Divide between two bowls and top each with 1 ounce grated sharp cheddar. Serve with sliced crusty bread.
Note Swap the pasta for rice if you prefer, or omit it to keep the soup brothy. Leftovers hold for three days in the fridge; warm gently on the stovetop. This is complete on its own, or serve alongside a simple green salad.
On the label
WATER, DRIED POTATOES, CELERY, CREAM, ONIONS, CREAM CHEESE (MILK, CREAM, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), COOKED HAM WATER ADDED (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, DEXTROSE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE), COOKED BACON (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM NITRITE, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE). CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: WHEAT FLOUR BLEACHED, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, NONFAT MILK, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, ONION POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR, DRIED ROASTED GARLIC, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SPICE, DRIED CHIVES, COLOR (PAPRIKA EXTRACT, ANNATTO EXTRACT), ENZYMES, FLAVORING, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), LACTIC ACID, ENZYME MODIFIED CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ENZYME MODIFIED MILK.
Progresso, other soups, serving 238 GRM, package 14 oz/396 g. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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Cooks as bacon, ham, potatoes. Half of it left? Use up the bacon.