Canned Soups & Simmer Sauces



My philosophy on cans of soup and bottles of simmer sauce is that they are convenient starters for dishes that I'll be adding in ingredients, esp more vegies and sometimes chicken, tofu, etc. I'm just going to list a couple for now and work on it more over time.

I really love a lot of Progresso soups but they are now up to $3.19/can and I can't justify the cost.



Private Selection Tikka Masala Simmer Sauce

 * 3-30-23 price $4.69 for 16 oz bottle
 * servings per bottle 4 ($1.17)

Currently, this makes for one of the more expensive foods on the core list, esp if chicken is included as an add-in. I've also never made a jar of this last 4 meals. But its very, very good and certainly cheaper than UberEats or going out.

Simple Truth Beef or Chicken Bone Broth

 * 3-30-23 price: $4.29 for 32 oz
 * serving size: 4 per container ($1.07 per serving)
 * Beef: 45 Calories, 2 g carbs, 0 g fat, 1 g sugar, 9 g protein
 * Chicken: 40 Calories, 1 g carbs, 0 g fat, 0 g sugar, 9 g protein

Rather than buying Progresso soups, I will work at making homemade soups using one of these bone broth bases. In addition, Bear Creek Soup mixes go a long way and these are the two I'm adding to the core list.

Bear Creek Darn Good Chili & Minestrone Soup Mixes

 * 3-30-23 price: $5.39 for 8.8 oz dry
 * serving size: 8 per container (.67 per serving)



April Goals: To use 2 of these 5 products to create multiple meals.