# Progresso's Light Creamy Potato with Bacon and Cheese Soup - BLECCCCHHHHH! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [January 1, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressos-light-creamy-potato-with-bacon-and-cheese-soup-blecccchhhhh/995467 "2024-01-01T21:45:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressos-light-creamy-potato-with-bacon-and-cheese-soup-blecccchhhhh/995467/81 "2025-04-24T21:32:01Z")
> [@Tride](#): > > We make a bitchin tomato soup, but it starts with San Marzano tomatoes ($13/3 at Costco), milk, cream, onion, oregano, salt and pepper. Recipe??? ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressos-light-creamy-potato-with-bacon-and-cheese-soup-blecccchhhhh/995467/82 "2025-04-24T21:37:11Z")
- 1(28-ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes - ¾cup chicken or vegetable broth, plus more as needed - 1large yellow onion, coarsely chopped - 4tablespoons unsalted butter - 1½teaspoons dried oregano - 1teaspoon granulated sugar - Salt and black pepper Saute everything until soft, blend, add half a cup of cream… From the NYT ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressos-light-creamy-potato-with-bacon-and-cheese-soup-blecccchhhhh/995467/83 "2025-04-24T21:45:07Z")
Thanks!!! Sounds yummy. In your first description, you mentioned both milk and cream, but only cream is in the recipe. Is that because it’s either/or? Thanks, again. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressos-light-creamy-potato-with-bacon-and-cheese-soup-blecccchhhhh/995467/84 "2025-04-24T22:06:54Z")
[NYT soup](https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1022653-quick-tomato-soup-with-grilled-cheese) May or may not be paywalled–I was misremembering about the milk–the cream is our own addition. ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressos-light-creamy-potato-with-bacon-and-cheese-soup-blecccchhhhh/995467/85 "2025-04-25T06:35:48Z")
Meals on Wheels is terrible 9 times out of 10. Yes, they did actually save us last fall when we were broke and foodless. But it’s worse than hospital food, worse than school lunches. It’s a shame they can’t use higher quality ingredients, but I guess us beggars can’t be choosers. ---
**Author:** ![bobsmom101](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobsmom101/32/2867_2.png) [@bobsmom101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobsmom101)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressos-light-creamy-potato-with-bacon-and-cheese-soup-blecccchhhhh/995467/86 "2025-04-25T16:04:57Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Cook: It’s corn, bacon, and cheese, all cooked together to save time. Sounds pretty much like the start of my recipe for my favorite comfort (and instant artery clogger) food, tater tot casserole. If you make it with Campbell’s Nacho Cheese Soup you will get exactly one serving & be in a food coma for a week. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressos-light-creamy-potato-with-bacon-and-cheese-soup-blecccchhhhh/995467/87 "2025-04-25T17:07:33Z")
Okie doke. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressos-light-creamy-potato-with-bacon-and-cheese-soup-blecccchhhhh/995467/88 "2025-04-25T19:16:18Z")
It depends on where you go. My grandmother was on it for a while, in a small town no less, and she said the food was pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressos-light-creamy-potato-with-bacon-and-cheese-soup-blecccchhhhh/995467/89 "2026-06-24T02:55:46Z")
I recently bought a bottle of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing, and without boring you with the details, it really shouldn’t have been THAT hard to open. I messaged them, and today I got a coupon for up to $6 of free Hidden Valley products. Nice! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressos-light-creamy-potato-with-bacon-and-cheese-soup-blecccchhhhh/995467.md?page=4)