Cream of Chicken Soup Substitute
This easy homemade cream of chicken soup recipe can be made in just a few minutes with ingredients that are most likely already in your kitchen. It’s quick to whip up when you’re making a recipe that requires a creamy chicken soup as an ingredient.This recipe can be used to dress up all sorts of chicken recipes. Try it in our Creamy Chicken and Rice Casserole or as a delicious sauce for these Crescent Chicken Rollups.
A Healthier Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup Substitute
We can all agree that this soup recipe is fantastic, but if you are wondering why this is better than its canned counterpart, here’s the deal. This version has the same tasty consistency and texture as canned cream of chicken soup, without any of the artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives. Additionally, this recipe tastes even better than the canned one, thanks to real ingredients. Oftentimes, when using canned condensed soup, the artificial ingredients can overpower the taste of everything else in the dish. Using this version recipe makes every recipe taste better.
Substitute Ratios
Keep in mind that this recipe is condensed, so if the recipe calls for a cream of chicken, mushroom, or celery soup continue to add water or chicken stock to reconstitute it.
Use 1 ⅓ cups of this condensed cream of chicken soup to replace a standard 10 oz can.This recipe makes 2 2/3 cups which is equivalent to 2 cans of condensed cream soup.
This substitute does have a slight chicken flavor because of the chicken broth used. However, you can add more chicken bouillon if you want to have more chicken flavor. Replacing cream of mushroom or cream of celery soup in a recipe? You will want to add cooked mushrooms, celery, or celery salt to the recipe, to give it the correct flavor. Or, simply try our cream of mushroom soup recipe!
Step by Step Instructions
Making your own condensed cream of chicken soup substitute is so easy, you’ll have it done in just five simple steps.
Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat to medium-low heat.Add some all purpose flour to the melted butter and stir until it makes a paste.Whisk in milk and chicken broth to the mixture. Whisk briskly until all the flour paste is dissolved, and make sure to get all of the flour from the edges of the pan to avoid lumps in the flour mixture. Add garlic and onion powder, salt and pepper to taste. Continue to whisk and heat thoroughly until the condensed soup is smooth and creamy.
How to Store Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup
Use immediately warm in all sorts of recipes. If you’re not using it right away, cover and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
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How to Make Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup
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