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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Homemade Cream Soups

I am not a huge fan of preservatives and ingredients that I have trouble pronouncing, so this has become one of my favorite things to make. Its quick, its easy and of course, it helps me use food storage ingredients so I LOVE IT!!! This is just a basic recipe, but you can google Homemade cream of______ whatever type you might be looking for and it will help you decide if there are any extras you'd like to add to your own.  I know a lot of you are saying, what a hassle to have to make something you can just pour out of a can, but let me tell you how easy it is.  I usually just make 6x this recipe then freeze it in individual bags so its ready when I need it.

Printable Recipe

Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup

2 T butter
1 t minced garlic (optional) 
3 T THRIVE Flour
3 T THRIVE powdered milk
1 c warm water
1 t THRIVE Beef Bouillon
1/4 c THRIVE FD Mushrooms
1 t THRIVE FD Onions
Sprinkle with pepper, and Parsley or Italian Seasoning (Optional)

1. Crush mushrooms and onions in a ziplock baggie.
2. Add warm water to powdered milk (or you can use 1 c of regular milk).
3. Melt butter in medium saucepan. If using garlic, saute in butter. Add flour, stirring with a wire whisk.  Add reconstituted milk and whisk until smooth and thickened.  
4. Stir in beef granules, mushrooms and onions. Serve immediately or freeze.

Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup

2 T butter
1 t minced garlic (optional)
3 T THRIVE Flour (or some cornstarch to thicken)
3 T THRIVE powdered milk
1 c warm water
1 t THRIVE Chicken Bouillon
1/4 c THRIVE FD Chicken (or Chicken TVP) 
1 t THRIVE FD Onions
Sprinkle with pepper and Parsley or Italian Seasoning (Optional)

1. Add warm water to powdered milk (or you can use 1 c of regular milk).
2. Melt butter in medium saucepan. If using garlic, saute in butter.  Add flour, stirring with a wire whisk.  Add reconstituted milk and whisk until smooth and thickened.  
3. Stir in chicken granules, onions and chicken. Serve immediately or freeze.

If anyone has a way that they make homemade cream soups, I'd love to hear your ideas. Its always fun to try different variations on the same product.


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1 comment:

  1. Great recipes! I had to make cream of mushroom soup in a pinch for thanksgiving and I only have my thrive ingredients and it worked GREAT! I used the mushrooms, onions, and I used chicken broth since it was going in my green bean casserole. If ever you'd like to contribute this post to shelfreliancesisters, we can get a link back to your blog for some new followers.
    Becky Powell - Shelf Reliance Sister

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