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Condensed Cream of Soup Mix ( Homemade Substitute )
"I found this interesting recipe by request. It's great to have on hand and you can adjust the seasonings to suit yourself! =)"
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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1 and a half cups of soup
ingredients
- 2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
- 3⁄4 cup cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons dried onion flakes
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 cup chicken bouillon powder
- 1 teaspoon dried basil (optional)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme, more to taste
directions
- Using an air tight container combine dry milk, cornstarch, onion flakes, pepper and chicken bouillon.
- If desired also add basil and thyme.
- Mix well.
- When using the mix combine 1/3 cup of the mix with 1 1/4 cups of water in saucepan.
- Cook and stir until thickened.
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Made tonight and really like the convenience, ease, cost. However, I will be leaving out the basil and thyme as I felt additional seasonings didn't go with the dish I was making. I would rather just add seasonings to individual dishes. Thanks so much for this. -
I found a 32 oz pack of dried milk for $3 (less than the 12oz size). I also found a packet of gluten free, vegetarian, no msg, mushroom sauce mix for $1 that I used in place of the boullion. The sauce mix was 1/2 cup & had starch in it so I cut the cornstarch back to 1/2 cup. Everything else I had on hand. It's awesome, little mushroom flavor, great upgrade from the can. I figured it cost me $2 & it will replace 10 cans. Great value & much healthier, besides the chemicals, healthy request cream of mushroom has 5g fat, 1025mg sodium per can. Mine has per "can" 2.4g fat & 217mg sodium. -
Can't believe I didn't rate this. I have used it many times over the winter and LOVE IT!! I use cream of mushroom soup all the time and this is a winning recipe for me. Thanks for sharing! -
I'm always looking for a bargain, and with the cost of this being minimal, and the flavors so good, this is a winner every time for me. I have used it in making Chicken Divan, adding broccoli to the sauce, Chicken and Stuffing with the sauce, and have used it to make Beef Stroganoff also adding mushrooms, and they all came out great! -
Until trying this recipe, I avoided recipes calling for chemical-y condensed cream soups. Unfortunately, there are so many darn good recipes out there calling for the stuff that it was getting a bit depressing! I'm so excited to have found this recipe, and to have used it successfully on more than one occasion. This last usage, I substituted 1/2 cup of the water with white wine for a Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole (Recipe No. 17917) and it worked amazingly well, and was the perfect addition to the flavors of the casserole (which doesn't call for wine). I've done some further research and it seems like the prepared "condensed" soup can be frozen for convenience so I plan to give that a try as well. Thanks so much for sharing!
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Until trying this recipe, I avoided recipes calling for chemical-y condensed cream soups. Unfortunately, there are so many darn good recipes out there calling for the stuff that it was getting a bit depressing! I'm so excited to have found this recipe, and to have used it successfully on more than one occasion. This last usage, I substituted 1/2 cup of the water with white wine for a Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole (Recipe No. 17917) and it worked amazingly well, and was the perfect addition to the flavors of the casserole (which doesn't call for wine). I've done some further research and it seems like the prepared "condensed" soup can be frozen for convenience so I plan to give that a try as well. Thanks so much for sharing!
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Aroostook
United States
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