Make a Weeknight Dinner Special with @Bertolli #BertolliMealSoup

I took the challenge to make a weeknight dinner special with Bertolli dinner soups. I had one hour to make a special meal for my husband and I using Bertolli dinner soups. I was able to use any decorations I wanted with it. I didn’t have a lot of time to get together everything I wanted before I made the meal because I thought I had another week before the challenge was over. I went to the store and picked up Bertolli Chicken Minestrone soup. It’s actually my second favorite Bertolli soup. My favorite is actually Tomato Florentine & Tortellini with Chicken, but Walmart was out of it when I went shopping. See, my husband and I were actually invited to a Bertolli frozen meal soup tasting a few months ago and both really liked the soups. We were able to try each one of their soups paired with a different wine and bread. My least favorite of the soups is the Tuscan-Style Beef with Vegetables. I don’t like mushrooms and they were too overpowering to me in that soup.

I love how easy it is to make a Bertolli meal soup. All it takes is 1 cup of water and about 10 minutes! The vegetables come out the perfect doneness. They are not that mush you get in canned soups. They are crispy and just really good! The soups are all full of so many flavors. I’m a big fan of these soups. Not a huge fan of the sodium content, but as long as it’s not a daily meal, I think you’ll be fine having them.

So what did I do to make my meal special? My husband helped get the kids their meals together and got them set up in the basement with a movie while I threw together our meal. I set the table for two with place mats, cloth napkins, candles, and we each got a glass of Flip Flop Wines Riesling. Along with our Bertolli Chicken Minestrone Meal
Soup I served a few slices of French bread and an organic special leaf salad that had dried cranberries, candied pecans and raspberry vinaigrette dressing. It was really nice to just sit down with my husband and have a nice dinner in our own home without having to get a babysitter or pay an arm and a leg! Our soup cost $6.48 and the French Bread cost $1.60 which I can still cut up and use for two more recipes!

Here’s a little more about Bertolli Meal Soups:

• Bertolli Frozen Meal Soups are hearty and fresh-tasting with vegetables, meats, pasta and herbs individually flash frozen at the peak of freshness.
• Bertolli Frozen Meal Soups are available in the frozen aisle, and can be prepared on your stovetop in minutes.
• With robust flavors and rich textures, new Bertolli Frozen Meal Soups are available in four varieties: Chicken Minestrone, Roasted Chicken & Rotini Pasta, Tomato Florentine & Tortellini with Chicken, and Tuscan-Style Beef with Vegetables.
• Bertolli Premium Meal Soups for Two are available in 24 oz. packages, and with the addition of one cup of water, yield 32 oz. of mouthwatering soup. The new line of hearty, fresh-tasting meal soups are available in the frozen aisle of grocery retailers nationwide, including Walmart and Target, in four varieties reminiscent of flavors created by Italian Chefs:

•  Chicken Minestrone – Roasted white meat chicken, beans, zucchini, yellow squash, carrots, tomatoes and pasta in a hearty vegetable broth
• Roasted Chicken & Rotini Pasta – Roasted white meat chicken, pasta, zucchini, yellow squash, carrots and celery in a savory chicken broth
•  Tomato Florentine & Tortellini with Chicken – Cheese-filled tortellini, white meat chicken, spinach and tomatoes in a rich tomato bisque with a hint of basil
• Tuscan-Style Beef with Vegetables – Tender beef, mushrooms, yellow squash, zucchini, carrots and celery with bowtie pasta in a savory broth

Note: I was compensated by Bertolli to participate in the Weeknight Meal Special Challenge in exchange for my honest opinions. All opinions are my own.