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Jessica Secrest

Homemade Cream of Onion Soup Mix

A pantry-friendly dry mix that reconstitutes into a thick, concentrated cream of onion soup with hot water and a whisk. Swap it one-for-one anywhere a can of cream of onion soup is called for, or stir the dry mix straight into a slow cooker.

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Ingredients

  • 2 cupspowdered milk
  • 1 cupcornstarch
  • 1/2 cuppowdered heavy cream
  • 3/4 cupdehydrated minced onion
  • 3 Tbspinstant chicken bouillon
  • 1 Tbspblack pepper
  • 3 Tbsponion powder
  • 1 tsppoultry seasoning
  • 3 Tbspbutter powder · optional

Steps

  1. 1

    Mix all ingredients together and transfer to a container with an airtight lid.

  2. 2

    To use, measure 3/4 cup of the dry mix into a saucepan.

  3. 3

    Add 1 1/2 cups hot water and whisk. The water doesn't have to be boiling, but the soup comes together faster when it's already hot.

  4. 4

    Heat the pan over medium heat, whisking continuously, until the mixture is smooth and thick.

  5. 5

    Use as a 1-to-1 replacement for one can of condensed cream of onion soup.

Creator's notes

Reconstituted soup keeps in an airtight container in the refrigerator for about a week — scoop out however much you need. You can also add the dry mix and water straight to a slow cooker and it will reconstitute as the meal cooks. The finished texture should be thick and gloopy, just like the canned version, because it's a concentrate.

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