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Cream of Chicken Soup - when You Don't Have Canned - Substitute
"I was out of Cream of Chicken soup in my pantry and I needed it for dinner. I altered a recipe I found here on Zaar and whipped this up. It may not be exact, but it works and I can't tell the difference at all. I use it instead of a 10 3/4 ounce can. I will use this any time my shelf is bare!"
photo by Catnip46
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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2
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons dried onion flakes (Or 3 tbs fresh)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 1⁄4 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1⁄3 cup flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
directions
- Over medium heat combine butter, onion, garlic, milk, heavy cream, and chicken broth in medium sauce pan until combined.
- Add flour, salt and pepper and stir until it thickens. (About 3 minutes).
- Just add more flour if you want it thicker.
- Use in any recipe you need it for.
Questions & Replies
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Yikes ..... according to the directions, you add the flour to the mixture that has already been combined over medium heat ..... While I am probably one of the few who didn't know..... you do NOT add flour to a hot liquid, I followed the directions verbatim and I got clumpy soup!! UGH, I guess this is one of those reasons, cooking just isn't my thing .... Something most of you obviously know already, but I did not .... ;-(
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Would this amount equal the same as a can of soup? Thanks
Reviews
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I used onion powder instead of onion flakes and whole milk instead of heavy cream....still turned out amazing and much better than any cream soup I've ever used. -
Saved the day for me. It's evening and I don't want to run to the store just to get a can of cream of chicken soup. Most recipes call for dried milk. I don't have any of that so it was a relief to find this recipe. I had all the ingredients on hand! Thanks a bunch. I will probably use this in the future. It is definitely a more healthy choice than the canned soup. -
This worked out perfectly!!! Thanks :) -
I saw some people were saying it turned out lumpy. I melted the butter, added the onion and garlic and sauteed. Then added the flour a little at a time stirring until it formed a paste around the onion and garlic. Then I removed from heat, and slowly added the milk and broth stirring constantly. Then back to the burner to thicken as stirring. Viola! No clumps! I really like this recipe very yummy! -
Turned out good even using only 2% milk, margarine, onion and garlic powder.
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Tweaks
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Onion powder instead of onion flakes and whole milk 1/2 cup) instead of heavy cream and milk combo
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This turned out really good, and was a great addition to the potato soup I made! I didn't have any cream, so I just used all whole milk, and I also used 1/4 tsp garlic powder instead of the minced garlic, and 1/4 tsp onion powder for one of the tablespoons of dried onion. Fast, easy, yum. -
excellent! this worked out very well and it came together very quickly. i actually might like this flavor better than the real deal. i added a tad of garlic powder. next time, i think i'll use onion powder instead of the dried minced onion flakes, it made the mixture kind of lumpy looking, which is not a big deal really. thank you for posting. this recipe is a keeper!!! -
Very good. My kids can't have milk, so I made this with soy milk. I just substituted the milk and heavy cream with soy milk. It worked perfectly!
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