Cream Soup Substitues

This is from Taste of Home several years ago.

CREAM SOUP MIX
2 cups dry milk powder (or 2 tubes sanalac)
1/4 cup low-sodium chicken boullion granules
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
1/4 tsp. black pepper
3/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. onion powder

Combine all. Mix well. Store in air tight container. Yield: 3 cups

FOR CONDENSED SOUP SUBSTITUTE:
Blend 1/3 cup mix and 1 1/4 cups water in micro-safe dish until smooth. Microwave 2 1/2 - 3 minutes, stirring occasionally; cool. Use as substitute for 10 3/4 oz. cr. chicken, celery or mushroom soup.

FOR 1 1/2 CUPS SOUP:
Blend 1/3 cup mix with 1 1/2 cups water and prepare as above.

OPTIONAL:
May add freeze dried mushrooms when finishing soup. OR add finely chopped celery for celery soup. If you use it before it cools is seems to be a little thin but will thicken when cooled. If I plan to use it in a recipe I try to make it a few hours (or the night before and refrigerate it) so that it has time to thicken.

I keep it in a quart jar with instructions attached to the lid for single usage. Hope this helps.


I found the recipe here: