Never liked it, and I really can't stand canned vegetable soup. My mother made wonderful home-made soups. Kinda got spoiled to those flavors and aromas! I do like Campbell's cream of tomato soup, and I cook with cream of chicken and cream of mushroom.

I have about five different kinds of mushrooms simmering with celery and onion and beef broth right now. That will result in one tasty mushroom soup!

I don't buy a lot of canned soups, and if I'm buying one to drink from a mug as I sometimes like to do at my desk, I get the Top Foods store brand cream of mushroom lots of times....

But the Campbell's come in about three versions any more. Those we were more used to growing up, then low-sodium style, and reduced fat. I don't cook with a lot of salt, but I've found when just grabbing a can without closely reading the label, that the low-sodium, low-fat are also lower than low enjoyment....low to no taste ;)

The prepared soup we do eat and both enjoy (a lifesaver on a busy winter night for me), is the Kirkland/Costco cheddar broccoli in quart container. Not available in late Spring through Summer and I miss it those months.

We use Cambells chicken noodle soup quite often but, the last we bought tasted awful. Not sure what was wrong. We threw it out and will make our own in the future.

I buy the homestyle chicken noodle now...I don't care for their regular chicken noodle anymore...

Yeah, once Kian bought cream of tomato..Campbells...when he fixed..he said it was horrible...looked at the cans..Healthy Request...
He just dumped it out..and I donated the other two to the food drive box.

There isn't any Campbell soups that I can have from a health standpoint. Their soups are loaded with too much salt for my diet. If I consumed 1 can of Campbell's soup, I would have injested more than my daily requirement of salt.

I noticed it also..I remember as a kid my favorite lunch was Campbells Scotch Broth cant get it anymore I did find a Beef with Barley bot that too is no longer on the shelves

Progresso is much better soup. Cost more but you get what you pay for. I used to like Campbell's Tomato Soup. I taste horrible now.

Just a thought, I wonder if the directions still say to add one can of water? Do you think that maybe they aren't "condensed" anymore and since everything is so cheaped out these days that maybe you don't even add a can of water to it anymore? That may be it? I always have bouillon paste in the cabinet, I would have just added a spoon of that to it.

Canned soup is just awful. I have eaten a lot of it over the years, but no more. Used to love Campbells tomato bisque and the bean with bacon too. Now I find it all horribly salty and tastes bad.

It's unfortunate because it sure is a handy way to get an easy lunch or dinner.

If I think we need chicken soup, I use either the Liptons in the packets or make it myself. I suppose you could use a packet or two of Liptons and add some vegetables to make it semi-homemade.

I was sick too with this intestinal bug. Does any store carry Campbell's Beef Noodle soup? I cannot find it any more in our local stores.

When they moved manufacturing from Camden,NJ.
I went to HS in Camden for 3 years. I could smell what flavor of soup was being made that day (split pea day, I ran into the school ugh).
Chicken noodle days, were fantastic.

I think the company was sold, and i suppose the big change was in the ingredients, led by the "salt is bad" fervor that came into the food industry. Chicken needs salt for taste.

I stopped buying the brand years ago

Years ago when I ate canned soup, I only added 1/2 can of water to the condensed soups so the broth would be richer.

If you don't want to waste those cans of soup, you could buy some chicken broth and strain the liquid from the soup can and replace with the broth. Swanson broth is good.

I buy Progresso or Fresh and Easy brands, usually just the lentil soups. If DH is not feeling well and I make him Campbells CN I only add a little water. I love tomato soup and also only add a little water~~Nordstroms sells a good tomato basil soup. The Fresh and Easy one I like be best is Chana Dahl soup, would not be good if you are sick, it has a mild curry flavor. If I need a quick meal I use it.

Almost every soup or frozen food is LOADED with salt, and contains gluten. Now some brands also make a low sodium variety. Sheilajoyce, I suspect you miss the salt.

BTW, take a look at that "Better Than Bouillion" and similar stuff. I think they also are primarily salt water. (Possibly 'a chicken walked through it', as my mother would say. LOL)

I am sure that some of my disappointment is because of less salt. But it seems like the can is all water and some noodles. I used to love Campbell's soup and a sandwich for lunch.

I wanted some soup the other day and I felt the same way so bland. I did not eat the bowl . I keep it for my grand kids when they are here. I wondered if they are using less salt. I like home made better. I also like the Lipton brand with the tiny noodles.
Mary

I buy Kaskeys from Save A Lot, and I do like it. However, last time, I bought, I was at Food Lion so bought Campbells. I bought 2 cans, and only had fixed one of them. It was so awful, I dumped it all out and just threw the un opened can in the trash with the rest of it.

I always buy Kaskey soups too, very cheap!

I seldom buy canned soups either, for the same reason as most of you. They just don't have the same richness I remember. However I recently discovered the Campbell's Go variety, I think they are. They come in a plastic bag that is heated in the microwave and then poured into your bowl. There are several interesting varieties, including Coconut Curry with Chicken and Shiitake Mushrooms. I can't get by that one, and because I like it so much I haven't tried any of the others. It's pretty spicey, which I like.

There are also some new Campbell's soups, forget what they are called, but they come in a plastic cup-like container and there are maybe six or eight varieties. I have a Crab and Corn Chowder on my shelf now. (For when I finally get tired of the coconut curry one.)

I've found that the larger "family" size cans of Campbell's Chicken Noodle tastes different than the smaller cans of it.
(Did you buy one of the larger ones?)

Also, in addition to the salt factor, all of our tastebuds are working differently as we get older -- or if we are taking daily meds. That might have something to do with it, too.

I don't ever remember Cambell's soups being rich or good. I grew up on them because that's what we ate for lunch. I think what has changed is my taste simply got more sophisticated as I began to eat better and cook my own food. Some years ago I bought Progresso soups occasionally but I haven't bought any canned soup in at least 8 years now. It is so easy to make soup!

Marita, it's not so easy when you're very ill. It becomes essential to have something that can be heated up quickly just to get something warm inside the body.

I find that I only add a half of the water suggested on the cans of Campbells soups. We rarely have their soups now except for cooking meal items.

gave up on canned soup a lllllllooooooong time ago. Now, I make a pot of chicken soup ever so often, and freeze some. I really need to have some in the freezer for when I am sick. There's nobody here to make me some, or get me some, besides, the canned stuff just doesn't measure up at all.

Moni

I still buy and like Campbell's chicken noodle soup, even though it's gotten way expensive! I remember buying it for ten, twelve, fifteen cents a can, now it's $1.79. I squeeze a little fresh lemon juice into it to bring out the flavor.

Please remember that any of the 'lite ', 'heart healthy ', 'reduced sodium' versions have replaced some of the sodium chloride (salt) with POTASSIUM CHLORIDE.

That's a salt substitute that can ruin a perfectly good recipe. It has a strongly metallic flavor and can leave a very bitter aftertaste. The majority of us are sensitive to potassium chloride. It's on the label,by the way.

Please remember that any of the 'lite ', 'heart healthy ', 'reduced sodium' versions have replaced some of the sodium chloride (salt) with POTASSIUM CHLORIDE.

That's a salt substitute that can ruin a perfectly good recipe. It has a strongly metallic flavor and can leave a very bitter aftertaste. The majority of us are sensitive to potassium chloride. It's on the label,by the way.

Okay..so what hubby bought was Campbells Hearty Beef Noodle..it is bland and the meat cubes are odd.

But it filled a need...

:)

My favorite "quick" soup is Organic Creamy Tomato from Pacific in the carton. No need to add anything.

I Think A Lot Of You Are Either Old & Your Taste Buds Don't Operate Correctly Anymore Or You've Gone Senile. Because I Just Had A Bowl Of Campbell's Condensed Chicken Noodle Soup & With One Can Of Water Added As Directed & It Tasted Exactly The Same As It Always Has, Which Is Delicious By The Way, Especially The Broth! So I Don't Know What Your Boggle Is, But It Was Just Fine To Me. Maybe You Accidentally Purchased The Low Sodium Version & It Didn't Taste The Same, But Then That's True About Any Diet/Low Fat/Low Sodium/Sugar Free/Fat Free Version Of Any Food Or Drink On The Market Today. Cause It Tasted Just Fine To Me, Exactly The Way I Remembered. What I Wanna Know, Is Why The Broth From Campbell's Condensed Chicken Noodle Soup, Which Is The Best In My Opinion, Taste Different Than The Broth From Campbell's Chunky Classic Chicken Noodle Soup? The Only Difference Should'be The Size Of The Noodles & Chicken Pieces & Also The Added Carrots & Celery. But It's Not, The Chicken Broth Is Entirely A Different Flavor Than The Flavor Of The Condensed Chicken Broth. Why & It Shouldn't Be? Oh & I Know This Article Is 2½ Years Old, But My Statement & Question Is Still Valid.✌

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I haven't bought Campbell's soups for a while, I've been making 'big batches' of home made foods and freezing portions. I just started learning to can, maybe I'll can some soup. I prefer freezing for a lot of things, but it seems since I am on the Gulf Coast that during some of the hurricanes my electricity goes off for days and I lose a freezer full of food.

>> What I Wanna Know, Is Why The Broth From Campbell's Condensed Chicken Noodle Soup, Which Is The Best In My Opinion, Taste Different Than The Broth From Campbell's Chunky Classic Chicken Noodle Soup?

What I wanna know is why you capitalize every word.

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sushipup....what's wrong with his profile?

Though mildly annoying, I don't see why his comment warrants flagging.

Rhizo, I was commenting to the other two posters who were quick to criticize a new person here. Who does not deserve criticism.

Gotcha, sushi! I understand.

I just found it interesting/strange that he capitalizes every word in his profile, as he did here.

Campbell's Chicken Noodle soup starts to taste blah (to put it mildly) when you know what real chicken soup tastes like.

Don't know why I came here since I noticed age of OP!?! Totally agree with Mimipadv... knowing what it's SUPPOSED to taste like will change what you think of other stuff.

I grew up eating canned soups (Mom also made homemade which was delicious), and enjoyed them. But, after so many years of making my own, or using far superior boxed stocks, Campbell's tastes bad. Just. Bad.

And those noodles. Blech.

BUT there's something oddly comforting about their soup (chicken noodle, tomato, veggie)... maybe once a year??

Not to me. Maybe 30 or 40 years ago, when they tasted better. Or even less than that. I used to used Campbell's cream soups in casseroles.

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oops! sorry. hit a wrong button. I wanted to comment on Campbell's soup. I totally agree about the taste. Dish water is a good discription of the chicken noodle now. and the Tomato, one of my favs, is so bland as well. I remember my mother making soup for us 6 kids and the condensed soup was really what you would call condensed. one regular can of tomato came out of the can in a almost can shaped mass and the directions said to add 3 cans of water! you had to really stir it like mad to get that condensed soup to mix smoothly with the water to create the creamy soup, it was that thicke! and it tasted great! Soup was an economical way to feed a family then. not so much now! Now you only mix in 1 can of water and the "condensed" soup just runs out of the can. really there is no sense adding any water because what you get now is red water, no longer the thick and creamy packed with tomato flavor. bland and watery. same for the chicken noodle. they just keep cheapening the product, like people wont notice. I get the whole "let's get rid of all the artificial crap and high sodium and make this healthier because that's what people want. but if you can't do that and still produce a product that tastes good and people want to buy it, you might as well realize your product is done. people are buying now on nostalgia only and eventually Campell's Soup will be no more.

I buy Campbell's "Homestyle" chicken noodle soup instead of the regular one, but not very often. Either my taste buds are getting old or they changed the recipe of the original chicken noodle soup.

I used to love the chicken noodle soup. Now it is so nasty and the chicken doesn't even look edible. The last time I bought it I picked all the chicken out and then added some left over chicken I had and a few spices to give it some flavor.

Glad I am not the only one who no longer likes canned soup. I liked Progresso for a short time but then I thought every type tasted alike. Canned pea soup is still good. I have learned to make good soup and freeze it in individual serving sizes. Have you ever tried a homemade bean and bacon soup! My new favorite is chicken soup with cheese tortellini with some shredded Romano cheese on top.

It's fun re-reading this old thread. I made a big pot of chicken soup a couple of weeks ago and my husband said something along the line of, "If you never make anything but homemade chicken soup ever again, I'll be happy."

Did they take out the msg?