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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Condensed "Cream of Anything" Soup
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- 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.
For Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup
- Stir in one (4 oz) can of mushroom pieces to the finished recipe.
For Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup
- Use recipe as is. Optional*, stir in 1/4 cup cooked, diced chicken pieces to the finished recipe.
For Condensed Cream of Celery Soup
- Stir in 1/2 cup sautéd, chopped celery to the finished recipe.
Nutrition
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Carole Carlson says
have you tried this with arrowroot instead of cornstarch? just wondering if it would turn out ok.
Becky says
We love soup around here! I made this tonight and added celery to make a “cream of celery” soup and it was delicious! I added some water to it to make it a little less thick and I was able to add more celery. I also made a “cream of potato” soup for my husband since he can’t have a lot of celery due to allergies and it also tasted delicious! I don’t use the “better than bouillon” because it has soy in it and people in my house are allergic to soy, so I was able to find a recipe to make homemade “better than bouillon” using spices I already have and it made a small container of it. This is an absolutely amazing soup recipe! It’ll be used in our house a lot!
Thank you Lauren!
E. Jarvis says
I made cream of shrimp and it came out very very good. Way better than canned one that i could not find. My shrimp dressing will be good this Year. Thank you for sharing your recipe.