Condensed “Cream of Anything” Soup is the homemade replacement for any Condensed Cream of Soup recipes. This recipe makes the equivalent of one (10.75 oz) can.
Get excited people, because this recipe is awesome! The next time you come across a recipe that calls for condensed cream of _________ (fill in the blank), and you don’t have some on hand, make this super EASY homemade version! It works for any type of cream of soups including cream of chicken, cream of broccoli, and cream of mushroom, and the best part is that you probably already have all of these ingredients.
You can make small adjustments to cater to each specific soup, but the base recipe makes an awesome substitution for any of them! The homemade version, not surprisingly tastes way better than the canned stuff too. Because that’s what happens when you cook from scratch 😉
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- 1 cup cold milk
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon cube
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- ⅛ freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoon dried parsley flakes
- In a small saucepan whisk together milk and cornstarch. Add butter, bouillon, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and parsley.
- Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Once boiling, simmer for 30 more seconds to thicken.
- Use in recipes to replace one (10.75 oz) can of cream of (anything) soup.
- Stir in one (4 oz) can of mushroom pieces to the finished recipe.
- Use recipe as is. Optional*, stir in 1/4 cup cooked, diced chicken pieces to the finished recipe.
- Stir in 1/2 cup sautéd, chopped celery to the finished recipe.
Have you tried this recipe?!
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Amy says
February 23, 2019 at 6:59 pmThis is great! Thank you! I can’t have condensed soups from the grocery store because of the sodium. I made a zero-sodium version by omitting the salt and, instead of bouillon, adding the ‘syrup’ made from reducing 3 cups of homemade stock down to 1 tbsp. This is a definite keeper.
Pamela Downs says
April 2, 2019 at 8:44 amThere is a wonderful product in my area at Meijer-L. B. Jamison’s Soup Base that is sodium free contains 3 grams of carbs and no fat, works great anywhere you need chicken broth, including this recipe! A lot easier than cooking down 3 cups of broth!
Christine says
March 18, 2019 at 10:57 amCan this be made with non-dairy milk?
Lauren Allen says
March 23, 2019 at 5:24 pmThat would probably work fine!
Jessica says
May 17, 2019 at 9:26 amThis is perfect! Made it this morning in prep for Polish Hamburgers this evening.