I have noticed that some Dollar Store brands of food are not made in the USA. That is my main requirement at a minimum for food products. I think most food facilities in the USA are inspected nowadays and likely have a lot more safety procedures in place for food handling. (At least I hope so.)
Eating in the mess hall in the service was an adventure. Had a roach in the chile once. Looked just like a chile bean with legs.
I decided to try out the Cream of Poblano today. I took some chicken tenders and sauteed them in some avocado oil and butter, then tossed in half a chopped onion. When the chicken was browned and the onion translucent, I sprinkled about a tablespoon of flour into the oil/butter and stirred it around, then added the Cream of Poblano and about a half a soup can of water. Added a sprinkle of red pepper flakes and some chopped parsley and simmered for about 30 minutes, covered. Serve over rice. It made a tasty sauce but I'd like to add more poblano peppers, though I could have added some bell pepper with the sauteed onion. Good for a quick and easy dinner so I will buy another can of the Cream of Poblano for the cupboard.
I have found that these "cream of peppers" soups make good shortcuts for chicken enchiladas. As long as I have cheese, chicken, onion and a package of corn tortillas I can whip 'em up in no time. I'm going to try a pasta sauce next time. Seems like I'm all about the kitchen shortcuts these days.
Do you mean the soups? Yes, these are a HEB store brand; not sure if they are available anywhere else.
You know it's a Deep South recipe when it starts with "open a can of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup".
I've recently found the old fashioned recipe of Campbell's mushroom soup in some stores. They stock both kinds now. The quickest way to tell which is which...old recipe has only 70 calories per serving, the starchy white one has 100. Not as thick, but I like the taste better. Your mileage may differ.
When the pandemic and panic shopping first hit, the soup aisle shelves were bare...except for the section of Cream of Mushroom soup. Walmart even put it on the end caps hoping to spur sales. Nope. People would rather starve than eat Cream of Mushroom soup.
I don't shop at those high class places like you do. At the Dollar General it's one of the first soups to sell out. That, and chicken noodle.
Interesting. Maybe the folks in my area don't do that many casseroles. That would be an interesting survey: how many cans of CoM end up in casseroles, and how many end up in bowls?