Progresso Finally Settles the Debate: Can You Eat Soup Straight Out of the Can? (2024)

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Progresso Finally Settles the Debate: Can You Eat Soup Straight Out of the Can? ›

“We're happy to settle the debate! Our soups can be consumed cold, but whatever temperature you prefer, we agree with Alix that soup is elite—maybe even the new 'It Girl' of the pantry?”

However, in a statement sent to Mashed, Progresso's Brand Experience Manager Shannon Heine gave the thumbs up to consuming its canned soups cold or at any temperature.

Progresso Soup is ready to eat, no need to add water. To prepare instant soup on the stovetop, simply heat in a saucepan. For microwavable soup, heat in a microwave-safe bowl for 2-4 minutes on high. Let soup sit for 1 minute before removing from the microwave.

"The primary reason to heat up canned soup is to enhance its flavors and to help keep you warm when it's cold," that article said. "There's nothing unhealthy about eating cold canned soup." Even if it's not unsafe, the notion of enhancing the soup's flavors is a worthwhile consideration.

While canned food is safe to eat, it is best to prepare it safely. Ideally, you should consume canned food immediately after opening without cooking it or reheating it. However, if you want to eat warm canned food, you can empty the contents into a pan to cook or heat.

Commercially canned foods can be safely eaten straight from the can as long as the container is intact.

Simply pour the soup into a sauce pan and warm over medium heat until steaming hot or heat it in the microwave for 2-4 minutes. Enjoy this soup as an entree for a hearty lunch or dinner topped with crispy crackers or even as a filling side eaten alongside a freshly made sandwich.

Progresso soups' delicious flavors comes from high quality ingredients and are produced with zero grams of trans-fat and no partially hydrogenated oil or high fructose corn syrup. While some MSG occurs naturally in ingredients like tomato extract, yeast extract or soy sauce, we do not add any additional MSG.

Progresso, a brand of General Mills, is an American food company that produces canned soups, canned beans, broths, chili, and other food products.

Progresso Chicken & Homestyle Noodle Soup gives you the hearty satisfaction of a classic soup at just 110 calories per serving. Made with all white meat chicken and savory noodles, this chicken noodle soup contains no artificial flavors and no colors from artificial sources.

Can you boil bacteria out of soup? ›

To be completely safe, you'll have to boil the soup vigorously for 10 minutes. Doing this will not only kill off any active bacteria, it will also inactivate -- but not destroy -- botulinum spores.

Most soups can only last in a refrigerator for 3 to 4 days until they risk going bad, so make sure you place your cooled vegetable soup promptly in the freezer before this point. Make sure your soup lasts well by placing it in an airtight freezer-safe container.

Food should not be at room temperature for more than two hours. Shallow containers or small amounts of hot food can be placed directly in the refrigerator or rapidly chilled in an ice or cold water bath before refrigerating.

“We're happy to settle the debate! Our soups can be consumed cold, but whatever temperature you prefer, we agree with Alix that soup is elite—maybe even the new 'It Girl' of the pantry?” The high-heat canning process ensures that the contents remain safe (just avoid dented cans).

Each time food is cooled, stored and reheated, the likelihood of harmful bacteria multiplying increases. If you do end up with leftovers, it is much safer to either freeze them or reheat them just once.

Store them in a clean, cool, dark, dry place. Don't store jars above 95 F. Don't store near hot pipes, a range, a furnace, in an uninsulated attic, or in direct sunlight. Under these conditions, food will lose quality in a few weeks or months and may spoil.

Serving Ideas. A bowl of our Cream of Chicken Soup served with fresh baked bread is hearty enough to serve on its own, or you can beef it up with whatever's fresh in your kitchen. Condensed soups are also the perfect base for casseroles and starters for sauces, so your imagination is the limit.

It's also delicious on its own or enjoyed with a sandwich or salad.

Carefully examine leftover soup for things like an unexpectedly slimy or chunky texture, an unpleasant odor, or visible mold growth. If any of these traits are present, it is best to assume that the soup has most likely gone bad. In these cases, it is best to throw it away rather than eat it.

The food is put into suitable containers and then hermetically sealed. In some cases, the food is raw when the container is sealed, but it may also be partially cooked. Hermetically sealed containers must be airtight and sealed against microorganisms.