Cream of Condensed Soup shortcut

Have you ever started banging pots and pans around for dinner time only to find out that you do not have the required canned Cream of xxxx soup? Well that happens to me sometimes always and I loathe going to the grocery store, especially just one item. Hubby is out of town so I couldn't send him. Hmmm...what to do. Shouldn't there be a substitute out there somewhere? Ta-da, there is! And this recipe that I found on cooks.com is a dry mix. And I had everything in the pantry to make it, score 2!

So here it is:

2 c. dry low-fat powdered milk
3/4 c. cornstarch
1/4 c. chicken bouillon crystals
2 tbsp. dry onion flakes
1 tsp. basil leaves
1 tsp. thyme leaves
1/2 tsp. pepper

Combine all and store in airtight container. To make cream soup, combine 1/4 cup of the dry mix and 1 1/4 cups cold water. Stir until thickened over medium heat. This is the equivalent of 1 can of soup.

I used one of my canning jars to store the dry mix and made a cute simple label. I didn't have time to do anything more to the label since the kids were in and out crying, "We're hungry."

Conclusion: It worked. Perfect, no. It's not as creamy as the canned variety but it worked in a pinch so I will keep it in the panty for next time the kids are crying "We're hungry" and I have everything to make dinner except the cream of chicken soup.

OAMC

While at my Grannie's house I always learn tons of stuff from her. The first thing I am trying since being back is OAMC (once a month cooking) but the smaller version. I made two entrees that will be 5 dinners for us. I made Spaghetti Casserole and Mexican Stuffed Shells. I have two more recipes that I am going to make up tomorrow. I am also going to try out "dump chicken". This is where you put some sort of marinade in with the chicken in a freezer bag and freeze it. When you are ready, just dump in a baking dish and cook. Sounds easy to me. I will let you guys know if anything turns out great enough to post about.