Creamed Soup Substitute

Submitted by Charlotte J

"This cream soup substitute has less calories, fat and sodium than your canned ones from the store."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: cans of condensed soup

ingredients

• 2 cups powdered milk
• 3⁄4 cup cornstarch
• 1⁄4 cup instant chicken bouillon
• 2 tablespoons dried onion flakes
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon basil, crushed
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper

directions

1. Combine all ingredients, mix well and store in an air-tight container.
2. To Prepare one can of substitute----------------.
3. Stir together 1/3 cup dry mix and 1 1/4 cups water in a saucepan.
4. Cook and stir until thickened.
5. This will substitute for one can of condensed cream soup in your recipes.

Reviews

[KathyShu]

What a great recipe find! I like the light flavor of the generic soup, which allows you to flavor it to match the recipe you need it in. I sauted chopped mushrooms and added to the mix for a great cream of mushroom base. I then used it as a cover for baked pork chops - good stuff!!

 

[gran9879]

What a great resource! This gives us far more versatility in the kitchen than having to shop for or stock each indifidual soup variation. Shelf-stable make-your-own stuff is a lifeline for budget-conscious cooks. Thanks!

 

[Mrs. Doyle]

This is fantastic!!! It is nice to find an alternative to the red and white can that is not only gluten free, but frugal to boot!!! I always appreciate recipes that take a commercial product full of preservatives and what=nots and break it down to it simplest form!

 

[SweetDivaMJ]

Thank you for posting this, Charlotte J! This worked just perfectly in my recipe - I'll be using this all the time! As a family of 5, we are always looking for ways to cut our grocery budget - this will be much more cost effective than paying $1.25 or so for the Healthy request creamed soups! Prepared and reviewed for Australian/New Zealand Recipe Swap March 2008.

 

[SusieQusie]

I scaled the recipe down to1 can and it worked like a charm! Adding liquid from canned mushrooms and water to equal about ¾ cup, I used it in place of cream of mushroom soup in Recipe #13269 . Thanks for posting this! It is a handy recipe to have on hand.