Product Review: Kirkland Signature™ Martha Stewart Turkey Soup

When I was shopping at Costco I came across Kirkland Signature™ Martha Stewart Turkey Soup. There were two, 24 ounce tubs inside a cardboard sleeve. The sleeve stated the soup was made with noodles, mushrooms, carrots, and onions. The picture on the sleeve showed a bowl of soup with big chunks of real (not processed) turkey, carrots, mushrooms, a few flat noodles and pieces of celery. The soup was sprinkled with spice. Of course, we all know these photos are dressed up to make whatever they are trying to sell look better than it really is and we all know better than to shop when hungry. So I definitely wanted a bowl of this soup. Into my cart it went.

When I got home I found the photo on the sleeve did not misrepresent the soup. There were big chunks of real turkey and everything else shown in the picture.

I heated the soup up and found it was just as delicious as any turkey soup I have eaten and had the same problem most homemade turkey soups do--an occasional small bone. The spices were just the right mix and I found no need to add pepper or salt. Also surprising was the amount of turkey. There were plenty of good size chunks of turkey--something you'd expect to find in your grandmother's homemade turkey soup. The carrots, noodles, mushrooms, onions and celery were of the right proportion and not overbearing.

The ingredients are: chicken stock, turkey, crimini mushrooms, carrots, celery, onions, pasta (wheat, eggs, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), 2% or less of butter (cream, natural flavors), wheat flour, sea salt and spices.

Nutrition facts based on 1 serving (1 cup) are:
210 calories from fat 70 (I think this means 70 calories out of the 210 are from fat.)
Total fat, 8g or 12% of the daily value based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Saturated fat, 4g or 20% of the daily value based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Trans fat, 0g
Cholesterol 60mg or 20% of the daily value based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Sodium, 520mg or 22% of the daily value based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Total carbohydrate, 14g or 5% of the daily value based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Dietary fiber, 2g or 7% of the daily value based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Sugars, 2g
Protein 20g
Vitamin A, 60%; vitamin C, 6%; calcium, 4%; iron, 10%.

The soup needs to be refrigerated or frozen. It is recommended the soup is used within nine months of freezing. A date on the bottom of the sleeve gives the "use or freeze by" date.

The two tubs of soup contains about ten cups of soup. I paid $11.99 for the total amount of soup or about $1.20 a cup.

As a turkey lover, I will give this soup five out of five stars. I highly recommend it if you like turkey or turkey soup. Also, there is a recipe inside the sleeve. The one that came with this soup is for iceberg wedges with buttermilk dressing.