Non-Dairy Cream of Mushroom Soup Substitute

Miraklegirl's Note:

After following the ongoing debate over canned soups- I realized that I couldn't comment because I have never made any casserole type dishes involving cream of mushroom soup because they are all dairy and for religious reasons, we don't mix meat and milk. So I created this substitute, which is really authentic... I will weigh in on the debate after tonight's dinner!

• Total Time: 6 mins
• Prep Time: 2 mins
• Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 cup

• 1 tablespoon pareve dairy-free margarine
• ¼ cup chopped mushroom
• 1 tablespoon minced onion
• 3 tablespoons pareve dairy-free margarine
• 3 tablespoons flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 1 ¼ cups soymilk , heated

Directions:

1. Melt 1 tbsp margarine and sauté vegetables lightly.
2. Remove from pan.
3. Melt 3 tbsp margarine.
4. Whisk in 3 tbsp flour and seasonings.
5. Cook for about one minute, stirring frequently.
6. Slowly add hot soy milk, stirring with a whisk to prevent lumps.
7. Cook until thick, stirring constantly.

Reviews

[Andi of Longmeadow Farm]

Excellent! I used this as a vegan cream of mushroom soup for green bean casserole, and let me tell ya, this is da' bomb! Very delicious indeed, and was so perfect in all ways. I used *Silk* organic unsweetened milk. Thickened perfectly, and was so delicious, people were hoping I made extra soup. No. Sad faces abounded. Thank you! Made for Thanksgiving 2009

[cathianne]

My son is allergic to dairy and soy - what a great recipe this is! I used shortening instead of margarine because it's hard to find a completely dairy-free one in my area. Rice milk worked well, although I used some corn starch in place of one of the T of flour, because I thought that might thicken the thin rice milk better. It did thicken it - no idea if it would have been OK anyway. I doubled the mushrooms and onions and added a very finely minced spicy pepper. It was so good we were tempted to just eat it straight, but I did forge ahead and put it in the tuna casserole. It was actually the best tuna casserole ever. I think we'll keep using this even if he outgrows his allergy!

[TheInkling]

Perfect! I decided to go kosher myself a year ago, and while visiting my mom, realized that I couldn't eat tater tot casserole anymore (I have gluten-intolerance, so I can't use fake meat). Thank you for this!