Don’t underestimate the mealtime potential of this simple store-bought ingredient. Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox When a recipe calls for a can of cream of chicken soup, you can count ...

Smothered chicken: The quintessential soul food recipe you need to know. ... For a creamier gravy, add some form of dairy or stir in a tin of cream of mushroom or chicken soup.

Michael Cecchi-Azzolina, who grew up in Brooklyn in the 1960s and early ’70s, remembers chicken à la king as diner food: white bread, cream of mushroom soup, maybe some frozen peas and carrots.