I tried every premade soup I could find at Trader Joe's and ranked them from worst to best

Ted BergJan 13, 2024, 12:46 IST

There were six premade soups available at my Trader Joe's.Ted Berg

I tried all six premade soups available at my local Trader Joe's.
I wasn't a big fan of the flavor and texture, respectively, of the minestrone and lentil soups.

My local Trader Joe's has had six varieties of refrigerated soup for sale in recent weeks: kettle-cooked chicken soup, lentil soup with ancient grains, New England clam chowder, organic hearty minestrone soup, tomato-feta soup, and Unexpected cheddar-broccoli soup.

To find out which I liked best, I tried all six heated up with some warm bread (Trader Joe's par-baked ficelle, to be specific).

Here's my ranking, from worst to best.

6. Organic hearty minestrone soup

Trader Joe's minestrone soup looked pretty thick.Ted Berg

In my opinion, there wasn't much flavor throughout the minestrone soup.

Trader Joe's minestrone tasted incomplete — I wanted more flavor.Ted Berg

5. Lentil soup with ancient grains

I was turned off by the look of the lentil soup.Ted Berg

The lentil soup was actually a bit better than I expected — but I'm still not a huge fan.

I wasn't blown away by Trader Joe's lentil soup.Ted Berg

4. Kettle-cooked chicken soup

Trader Joe's take on chicken soup is kettle-cooked.Ted Berg

It's a simple, mild chicken soup option.

Trader Joe's chicken soup wasn't groundbreaking, but it wasn't bad.Ted Berg

3. Unexpected broccoli-cheddar soup

Trader Joe's broccoli-cheddar soup uses the store's popular Unexpected cheddar.Ted Berg

I'm a fan of the broccoli-cheddar soup, but I think it needs a little more seasoning.

I liked the Trader Joe's broccoli-cheddar soup with some extra fresh pepper.Ted Berg

2. New England clam chowder

Trader Joe's New England clam chowder was thick.Ted Berg

It was spicier than I expected New England clam chowder to be, but that's a good thing.

There were more potatoes than clams in the clam chowder.Ted Berg

1. Tomato-feta soup

Trader Joe's tomato-feta soup was a nice spin on the classic flavor.Ted Berg

Trader Joe's tomato-feta soup was absolutely delicious.

I loved dipping bread into the creamy tomato soup.Ted Berg

Overall, I was a little underwhelmed by Trader Joe's soup selection, but I found a couple of winners.

The clam chowder and the tomato soup were my favorites from Trader Joe's.Ted Berg

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