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    Home » Our latest posts » Soups and Stews

    Gifts in a Jar: Cream Soup Base Mix

    September 3, 2019 Filed Under: Soups and Stews

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    Make your own Cream of Anything Soup with this base mix. Use it to make cream of chicken, cream of celery soup, etc. Great for gift giving.

    Skip the canned soup and make your own Cream Soup Base Mix that can be used to create cream of mushroom soup, cream of celery soup, cream of chicken soup, etc. for use as soup or in recipes. 

    dry cream soup base mix in a jar with containers of mushrooms, asparagus and chicken.
    Here's a simple dry mix you should keep in your pantry to use when you want some quick creamy soup or need some cream of "anything" soup for a recipe (like other casseroles).

    It also makes an easy and thoughtful gift, just pack it in a jar and add a card with the following instructions.

    To prepare the equivalent of one can of condensed soup: Cook ½ to 1 cup of the main ingredient in a pot until tender.
    Add about 1 ¼ cups of water and 2 cups of mix. Whisk until combined and heat over a medium flame until it reaches your desired thickness.

    Cream Soup Base Mix

    dry cream soup base mix in a jar with containers of mushrooms, asparagus and chicken.
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    Ingredients
     

    • 2 ½ cup powdered non-fat dry milk (or powdered rice milk for vegan)
    • 1 cup cornstarch (or arrowroot, or ½ cup each cornstarch and mashed potato flakes)
    • ⅓ cup chicken bouillon granules (or vegan alternative)
    • 2 tablespoon minced onion
    • 1 teaspoon dried basil
    • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
    • 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
    • 1 teaspoon dried thyme

    Instructions
     

    • Combine all ingredients and place in a quart mason jar.
    • To prepare the equivalent of one can of condensed soup: Cook ½ to 1 cup of the main ingredient in a pot until tender.
      Add about 1 ¼ cups of water and 2 cups of mix. Whisk until combined and heat over a medium flame until it reaches your desired thickness.

    Here are a few other gifts in jars ideas you may enjoy:

    top down view of mug of hot cocoa with cookies with text overlay "Gifts in a Jar: Hot Cocoa Mix"
    Double chocolate coconut bar mix in a jar

     

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    1. Marilyn Lesniak

      September 03, 2019 at 5:32 pm

      Thank you for hosting! This is what was served the of week 8-26- to 8-30 in my home. On Tuesday is a Broccoli and Cheddar Cheese Casserole. it can be served at any meal. Wednesday is a Cheesy Rice Casserole with Broccoli. And ending Broccoli week on Friday I am serving my family favorite Chicken Broccoli Cheddar Crescent Ring. Enjoy!

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    2. Kathy A

      September 09, 2019 at 7:54 am

      This sounds great; I want to make some gifts in jars for my church's Christmas bazaar this year. Will use my homegrown oregano, too!

      Reply
      • Audrey

        September 09, 2019 at 10:11 am

        Oh, what a great idea for a bazaar.

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