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Easy eating: 10 best ready-made soups
For a quick and warming lunch or simple supper, try one of these delicious soups
When you need a tasty but lighter meal in a hurry, a bowl of soup is just the thing. And while we’re big fans of making our own, there are a huge variety of innovative and interesting flavour combos out there.
From a new twist on an old favourite like Heinz Cream of Tomato with a Kick of Chilli to combinations we didn’t realise were missing from our lives, like Glorious! West African Chicken and Peanut, we’ve scoured the shelves for the tastiest.
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Verdict: The Pate Cawl Nain Soup from Patchwork is filling and very tasty but for decadence, go for Tideford’s Smoked Haddock Chowder with Organic Leeks & Peas. For a light lunch this spring, New Covent Garden’s Skinny Goan Chicken and Lentils makes a delicious, guilt-free bowl.
Buy now
1. Tideford Smoked Haddock Chowder with Organic Leeks & Peas, £3.49
2. New Covent Garden Soup Skinny Goan Chicken and Lentils, £2.20
3. Patchwork Pate Cawl Nain Soup, £2.25
4. Baxters Favourites Scotch Broth, £1.04
5. Yorkshire Provender Chicken and Butternut Soup with Lentil and Cumin, £2.49
6. Crosse & Blackwell Best of British Winter Vegetable Soup, £1.29
7. Glorious! West African Chicken and Peanut, £2.20
8. Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Chantenay Carrot & Honey Roast Parsnip Soup, £1.50