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4.5
This is our favorite soup in a can. Not only is it delicious but reasonable when it comes to calories.Many people compare this to an Italian Wedding soup, because they both have meatballs in them, but I don't think they are very similar.The Ingredients: - Chicarina has pearl pasta (which are small pasta balls as I call them). While Italian Wedding has larger pasta with holes in them. they look more like cylinders. - Chicarina has Chicken (Italian Wedding does not) - Chicarina has carrots and celery (Italian Wedding only has carrots) - Italian Wedding has spinach, Chicarina does not.Why is it so yummy? - Well the meatballs would probably be the top choice, but even after all the larger items are gone, the broth is very delicious and filling. I don't even add crackers or Parmesan or garlic or anything to this - which I do for many soups.Progresso not only gets the taste right, but they get the convenience right! It has a very convenient and easy to use pull -top lid. It is very convenient to grab a can for lunch and put it in the microwave at work.It is easy to store in the cabinets too, they stack nicely. That is why I order in bulk from Amazon. Amazon is just as reasonable if I clipped coupons. And ships for free.The only con is that in the size can, there are two servings. Most people I know pour the entire can in one sitting, so be careful if you look at the calories and think there is only 120 calories in the entire can. 240 is still acceptable for a meal but make sure you look at the label. Specifically this 19oz. can each serving contains 120 calories, 5g of fat, 950mg of sodium, and 2g of fiber. So there is alot of sodium if you eat the whole can! But scarily not as much as other soups!Progresso hopefully will make a low sodium one soon.
