As I stated in my review of Campbell's Chunky Roadhouse Chili soup, I am a family man with the normal trappings of American society; i.e. a mortgage, car payment, insurance payments, children in school, medical bills, grocery bills, well you get the picture.  I am therefore frugal by design, because I do like to save a little of what I make.  That means that I rarely buy my lunch in the company-sponsored cafeteria, or at a local (sit down or take-out) restaurant.  I bring my lunch to work every day sometimes in the guise of Campbell’s Chunky Grilled Chicken & Sausage Gumbo in an 18.6 oz can or 15.25 oz microwave bowl.   

The soup brand, whose tag line used to be “so thick you could eat it with a fork, but bring a spoon because you’ll want to get every drop,”  is actually quite tasty, much more so than Progresso Soup, which I find (very) bland in comparison.  And Campbell’s Chunky Soup is good for you; most of the varieties have vegetables and lean cuts of meat, and are low in fat and contain at least 2 grams of dietary fiber, but Campbell’s Chunky Grilled Chicken & Sausage Gumbo contains a scant 2.5 grams per serving. 

According to Campbell’s its Chunky Grilled Chicken & Sausage Gumbo is a zesty gumbo loaded with chunks of grilled chicken, sausage and vegetables like celery, red and green peppers plus lots of rice in a savory seasoned broth and has just 140 calories and comfortably low 2.5 grams of fat per serving.  Loaded with generous portions of both chicken, sausage, rice and the other trappings of gumbo this hearty bowl is enough to satisfy me for a few hours and the average cost is only $1.89 per microwave bowl at my local Target Super Store.  How is that for an inexpensive lunch?  However, the taste of this particular variety of Chunk Soup is a little light on flavoring despite the rather generous 850mg of sodium, so I usually crumble a few Ritz crackers into the soup.   

Nutritional Information

Ingredients: Water, Diced Tomatoes in Tomato Juice, Rice, Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), Cooked White Chicken Meat, Cooked Andouille Sausage (Pork, Water, Seasonings [Spices, Dextrose, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder], Salt, Hickory Char Oil [Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Natural Woodsmoke Flavor], Sodium Nitrite), Celery, Okra, Green Peppers.

Servicing information: One serving (1 Cup) of Chunky Grilled Chicken & Sausage Gumbo contains 140 Calories, 2.5 grams of fat (including 1 gram of saturated fat), 15mg of Cholesterol, 850mg of Sodium, 21 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of dietary fiber, 4 grams of sugar, and 8 grams of protein. 

Conclusion
 
There is always plenty of Campbell’s Chucky Soup in the pantry at my house.  It is by-and-large the only kind I buy and Campbell’s Chunky Grilled Chicken & Sausage Gumbo figures highly on my shopping list each week.  Low in calories and fat, Campbell’s Chunky Grilled Chicken & Sausage Gumbo is somewhat bland, but ultimately filling alternative to burger and fries, and even a sandwich and chips.  And most importantly if fills me up until my mid-afternoon snack.

Recommended: Yes