Time for some chowdah! In my constant attempt to do the least work possible in preparing meals, I thought it might be a smashing idea to buy some soup starters. So far, I'm 0 for 1. I very much enjoyed the corn chowder I made...as it was going down the drain. Blech. So here was my second attempt at a chowder and it was pretty decent, although I think it could have been dressed up with a bit of carrots, celery, and maybe some actual seafood (yeah, whoda thunk it).
Just a note, there's not really a recipe for this as was straight off the box and I unfortunately threw out the box before I could write this post. But if you want to make some of your own, just go to your local Ross and find this box:
Also, I'd like to offer a tip when making soup from a mix: add the wet ingredients gradually. Mix them in at maybe half-cup intervals and you'll avoid the nasty lumps that often occur when using a mix.
This tip also works for gravies and sauces -- anything where you have fine powders combining with liquid.
Bottom line on this one is it's okay. Like I said, some veggies and some seafood chunks probably would have brought it to another level. I paired it with my Alabama Fire Crackers, which was a nice combo that I recommend. Anyway, it's a good place to start but not necessarily stellar on its own.
Official Grade: B-
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