Cream of Something Soup Base (DIY)

This is a simple mix that you can keep in your cupboard to use in cooking. It is something that can be made when the food budget is small. I received this month dry milk in my food pantry box. This gave me the opportunity to share this DIY and make some more to use. When I run out I miss it because it is so nice to have on hand and it does help with menu planning.

You will have to buy powered milk and powered butter milk. Powdered milk usually comes in 1 cup packets. This is a long term item that you will use over many months and the savings of not buying canned soups out weight the initial cost. The powered butter milk is nice to keep on hand in the refrigerator to use in recipes that calls for butter milk. The powder is mixed in water to make butter milk.

I have a dehydrator that I bought marked down because it was damaged. A piece of tape fixed it. You can find them in thrift stores also at a low cost, just look around on line and locally. It has become a valuable tool in my kitchen. I use it often for things like bread crumbs and drying spices. The mushrooms and celery used in these recipes I have dehydrated myself at low cost.

You can use this in any recipe that calls for a can of cream soup. Chicken and mushroom is used the most often. Also this is a great mix to have if you only cook for one or two people. This makes it easy to cut recipes down for casseroles so you don’t have to make more then you can eat. I have given instructions on making 1/4 cup of creamed soup. You can multiply it to as many cups you need. I like to use it for a gravy base also.

Celery soup is one that I don’t use as often so I have given a recipe that is half of the amount of the other two. This is also will help you to make smaller batches of the other soups to try.

Cream of Something Dry Soup Mix DIY

• Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients for Chicken:

• 2 cups powder milk
• 1 tablespoon butter milk powder
• 1 1/2 cups corn starch
• 1/2 cup Chicken bullion powder
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon parsley flakes

Ingredients for Mushroom:

• 2 cups powdered milk
• 1 tablespoon buttermilk powder
• 1 1/2 cups corn starch
• 1/2 cup Vegetable bullion powder
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon parsley flakes
• 1/2 cup finely chopped dehydrated mushrooms

Ingredients for Celery:

• 1 cup powdered milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons butter milk powder
• 3/4 cup corn starch
• 1/4 cup Vegetable bullion powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes
• 2 teaspoons celery flakes
• 2 tablespoons dehydrated finely chopped celery

Directions:

Mix all ingredients in a container with tight fitting lid. Store in a cool dark place.

To make. I tablespoon of mix to 1/4 cup of water.

I added this recipe to my DIY series to share how to save money trying to feed a family on a low budget. There can be a long learning curve if you are facing a budget crunch for the first time. I hope my pantry tips will shorten that learning curve for others. These are also kitchen skills that are nice to know and equipment to pick up when thrift shopping. Don’t wait until it is necessary.