Day 49: Cream of Something Soup Mix

Most people think that the 3 yr old in my house would be the picky eater...guess again it is Mr J!!  He doesn't like cream of celery, mushrooms, onions, green peppers...all the basics of most meals!!  So at my house it is difficult to make recipes that call for cream of (fill in the blank) soup.  So when I found this recipe on Pinterest I was super duper excited!!  All the cream of ____ soup issues were no more!!!  Plus it doesn't have all the "extra" chemical additives in it.

The original recipe can be found at 1orangegiraffe.blogspot.com

Ingredients:

1 c non-fat dried milk

3/4 c cornstarch

1/4 c bouillon (if you have cubes you have to smash them)

 *Note:  You can use whatever kind you like (vegetable, beef, chicken)

4 Tbsp freeze dried onion

1 tsp dried basil

1 tsp dried thyme

1 tsp pepper

Step 1:  Mix all the ingredients together and store in a air tight container.

Step 2:  To make: add 1/3 c dry mix with 1 1/4 c water.  Cook until thick, whisk often.

I am rating this one a 3 for a few reasons #1 I am not a huge pepper fan...and 1 tsp of pepper was A LOT!!  All I could taste was pepper.  #2 I used chicken bouillon and with basil and thyme (which are used a lot with chicken) I don't know how it will work out for a recipe with beef.  I am going to try and fix it so its not so peppery.

As luck would have it right after I made this recipe, I found another recipe that didn' have the basil and thyme in it...bummer.  I will out that recipe below so you can decide which one you would like to try.

Tomorrow I will be using this in a recipe...we'll see how it works...fingers crossed.

This recipe can be found at onegoodthingbyjillee.com

Alternative recipe:

2 cups powdered milk

3/4 c cornstarch

1/4 c instant chicken bouillon (or other of your choice)

2 Tbsp dried onion flakes

2 tsp Italian seasoning

1/3 cup of mix to 1 1/4 c water.  Whisk until blended, cook and stir on stove top until thickened.