Batchelors Cup a Soup with Croutons Minestrone

Introduction At lunchtime I often have something quick and warm when I am at home. I do prefer hot meals when I can, though whether you could class a Batchelors Cup-A-Soup a hot meal is open to debate. Batchelors have been making these for as long as I care to remember, and with the cold weather well and truly upon us I always find soup a quick and easy option. I have always made sure I have a good stock of them in my cupboard at home, and I have a number of varieties at the moment. That said, I didn't eat them for a while over the back end of last year, and it has taken the cold weather to ... more

I just love sometimes on a night to settle down with a hot cup of something other than my usual coffee, so when these were on special offer for £1.09 buy one get one free, I decided to buy some. I do not normally buy ones that have things in it like croutons or vegetables but as seen as they were on special offer I decided to try some. These are really easy to make, you just switch on the kettle, open the sachet of cup a soup, put into the cup, pour in the boiling hot water and stir. Normally these are ready to drink straight away but not when they have bits in, or they will be really crunchie ... more