With four kids and my husband working long hours, date nights are hard to come by. And even if Nate and I do have time, hiring the babysitter can be more money than the rest of the date combined! We often dedicate a Friday or Saturday night to an at-home date night. But sometimes I wish it could be a little more special, like a nice dinner. Here’s the thing – I can cook, but I don’t usually want to spend hours making a fancy dinner, only to have to clean up the mess before finally sitting down with Nate.
That’s why I wanted to try Campbell’s Skillet Sauces when I heard about it recently.
Campbell’s® Skillet sauces comes in six varieties and each one creates a delicious dinner for two. The best part is they are supposed to only take 15 minutes to make! An extra-special dinner for our at-home date night without the extra work, clean-up, and not breaking the budget? Um, count me in!
First, I had to go shopping. I went to Shaw’s Supermarket to get the ingredients for our meal.
I expected to find Campbell’s Skillet Sauces in the soup aisle, but was surprised they weren’t there. I had to look down three different aisles before I stumbled on them quite by accident on the end cap of the ethnic food aisle.
Shaw’s had put them on clearance. I have no idea why because are new! Their normal price ($2.69) was a little pricier than I’ve seen Campbell’s Skillet Sauces which are typically $2.50. Regardless it’s a good deal.
I was told to look out for a coupon display for Campbell’s Skillet Sauce, but the Shaw’s Supermarket I went to did not have them. So it’s a good thing I found printable coupons at the Campbell’s Facebook page. But you should be able to find Campbell’s Skillet Sauce coupons on display in most stores through the month of January.
There are six delicious varieties - Creamy Chipotle, Fire Roasted Tomato, Toasted Sesame, Marsala, Scampi, and Thai Green Curry.
It was hard to decide which one to buy. But Campbell’s Skillet Sauces Shrimp Scampi is what really caught my eye. I love seafood but don’t cook with it often because it can be pricey and my kids don’t appreciate it. But date night? Now I can do that!
The sauce pouch indicated that I would also need frozen shrimp and vegetable oil for cooking. That’s it – to make this recipe, all we needed was:
- Campbell’s Skillet Sauces Scampi
- frozen shrimp
- vegetable oil
- pasta
Four ingredients? Wow. So simple!
Since I already had vegetable oil at home, I bought the shrimp, some pasta (as recommended) and some frozen vegetables.
Later that night, after we put the kids to bed, Nate and I planned to make our special meal. When I explained to Nate that this was a very easy dinner, he said “Why don’t I make it for you, hon? If a husband can make it, then you KNOW it’s easy!”
I certainly wasn’t going to argue with that logic!
First, Nate peeled the shrimp, which we had let thaw in the fridge for the afternoon.
Then it was time to cook the shrimp in the vegetable oil.
This took only about 5-7 minutes, and during that time, the pasta cooked too.
Next, Nate poured the sauce pouch in and, as directed, stirred until the shrimp was completely cooked.
That was it.
It took only about 15 minutes from start to finish and 3 easy steps to cook our date night dinner with Campbell’s Skillet Sauces.
So it was easy enough, but how did it taste?
We sat down to our dinner for two, complete with a candle. (It is date night after all.)
It was delicious. Like out-of-this world amazing. I cannot believe something so yummy came from a packet!
Overall the price for our dinner was great – I spent $15 for the shrimp (enough for TWO meals), $2.50 for the Campbell’s Skillet Sauce packet, $1 for the pasta, and $2 for the frozen vegetables. Our date night at home cost just over $20. And with other varieties using chicken, steak, etc., it could be even less.
I have always been a Campbell’s fan and cook with their soups and sauces often, but the Campbell’s Skillet Sauces really takes the cake. I am so impressed. It has everything – a great price, quick and easy to make, easy clean-up (only a couple pans), and tastes amazing. We’ve already scheduled our next Campbell’s Skillet Sauces date night at home – next Friday. I can’t wait!
For more photos of my shopping trip and our delicious date night, please visit my Google + album.
Disclosure: I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias® and Campbell’s #cbias #SocialFabric
About Erika
Twitter: kitchentreasure
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I love shrimp scampi! The sauce is actually very easy to make. You just saute the shrimp in butter and olive oil. Add some yummy white wine and let it reduce while the shrimp cooks. When it is done, toss with parsley, lemon juice, and pepper. I think even your hubby could do that too!
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Twitter: aboutamom
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This time of the year it is so nice to stay in and have a date night at home. It looks like you had such a nice evening!
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Oh my gosh, you guys are so cute! I’m not a huge fan of shrimp, but that dish does look amazing! I bet it tasted great, too. And a dinner for 2 at a restaurant would’ve been wayyy more than $20! So, this looks really good for a great price!
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What a fantastic idea! I tried a few flavors and they were really delish. Loved the Thai flavored sauce, yum! Love your idea for an in home date night
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Your meal looks outstanding! I tried the fire roasted tomato flavor and can’t wait to sample the rest of them!
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Twitter: jumpinupanddown
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Sounds tasty but I prefer to cook from scratch as much as I can.
Twitter: horridhousewife
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I’m with you! The last thing I want to do on a date night is clean up after preparing our meal. I can’t wait to give this one a try!
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Yum!! That looks really good! I am always trying to find ways to spice up our meals. and this seems tasty and affordable!!! Thanks for the review!
Twitter: mommytesters
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Your date night looks great! I’m glad to hear that the Scampi Skillet Sauce is so good, I was wondering! I think we might do this same dish next week in our home.
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Twitter: Krystlekouture
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What an easy, but delicious meal! Would also love to try the fire roasted tomato kind!
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I have not seen this is our grocery store – will have to look. I love shrimp and am always looking for new recipes!
Thanks for the review.
Karen
I have been wanting to try these. Glad to see it gets a thumbs up from you.
This looks really good! And LOVE the price!
Hmm…. that looks so good, and sounds really easy to make. That the kind of food I like to make. Lots of different sauces to choose from I like that to. Cant wait to try them . Thanks for the photos and review
Twitter: VestaJMason
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I didn’t know that Campbell’s had skillet sauces, thank you for sharing! I can’t wait to try these, especially the scampi sauce!!!
Looks good and super fast! I want to try the chipotle
Twitter: gopilates
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i’ve never seen these in the stores
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Twitter: Bless_Eliz
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I was more focused on seeing the joy in both of your faces…you both look so happy!
Twitter: crunchybchmama
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love easy
Yum- that looks delicious! I’ll admit I’m not much a cook, so nice meals sometimes intimidate me. This looks great (and easy!) so I’ll definitely have to give it a try. Maybe even for a date night!
I haven’t heard of these. I’ll look for them next shopping trip!
Twitter: JewelWood
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I have had these Campbells skillet sauces and they are good. It is so hard to try to make a tasty sauce, but these are already made for you to use! Great and easy product that tastes great!
Twitter: H3artonF1r3
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I’m always on the lookout for easy ways to spruce up dinner. The Creamy Chipotle sounds especially enticing. Thanks for the review.
Twitter: lic_gilda
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Se ve deliciosa esta receta y muy fácil de elaborar. gracias por compartirla.
I haven’t seen these in the store. I’ll have to look out for them. My daughter & I love Shrimp Scampi, but my husband won’t touch it. I love at home date nights. It’s quality time, without spending a lot of money.
Twitter: taraa2
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I don’t really like shrimp, but your pictures make this look really good! I have seen the Campbell’s skillet sauces in the store recently, and they look yummy.
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Twitter: sandyv1955
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I want to try these, haven’t done so yet. We have a large bag of shrimp in the freezer and I was thinking best way to prepare these and just found my answer. So glad you reviewed because I will be trying the scampi after I go shopping today. It really does look delicious!
Looks great! I didn’t know Campbell’s made skillet sauces!
Twitter: coupontammy
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I haven’t seen these in my store. I will have to look for them. The Toasted Sesame sounds really good. Thanks for the review.
Twitter: CharRay7
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I love shrimp and pasta so this recipe really appealed to me. It sounds quite easy, even possibly easy enough for me to cook. lol It also looks delicious. Thanks for the recipe. I’ll have to try it out.
Twitter: rkosully
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I’ve seen some coupons for these this week and was wondering about them. I would like to try the Toasted Sesame one with a stir-fry. Thanks for all the photos and the review!
This looks yummy and perfect for a quick meal.
I have never heard of these before and they sound delicious. I would love to try the Fire Roasted Tomato one. I love Campbell’s products.
Twitter: carolasar
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I am always afraid to try this type of item, but it seems that this actually tastes as good as it sounds. You put my fears to rest.
This sounds so easy to make. I like that you can add your own favorite protein and vegetable or pasta. I’d like to try the Creamy Chipotle and I’d add chicken and noodles to it.
I haven’t tried these yet, but that scampi looks amazing! I think I am sold! =)
these look super quick and easy for a weeknight meal… I think I would love to try the Fire Roasted tomato…I will be sure to look for it in the stores!
Twitter: 2sic2mooov
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We would also pick the Shrimp Scampi one. I did notice there were not a ton of pans to wash, or prep time. Tonight I made dinner and just like you said, the time for clean up took almost as much time as it did to cook…and then exhausted. We really will look for these!
These look great! Now that we are basically empty-nesters, these would be perfect for the two of us! I’ll give them a try & I like that there are so many to choose from.
Twitter: sunnee63
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oooo, Scampi would be the one I would choose too! glad to read your review that it WAS as easy, including clean-up. gotta look for it this weekend!
That looks so delicous!
That looks good! I think date nights at home are so romantic!
I like how easy it was to make. How do you get drool off of the keyboard?
Twitter: tigers3450
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You guys look so cute together. I’m going to have to tell my daughter about this. They love shrimp so this would be a great dinner for them. Thank you for sharing!