cream soups

[kmusgrove]

Are there any gluten free cream soups available? I used to use a lot of cream of chicken or cream of mushroom in recipes. What could I use to substitute?
Thanks!

[Guest]

I have a recipe for one that was posted in Dear Heloise and a friend cut it out for me. I have used it twice now- once I made it and then added peas and chix and served it over rice and I made it tonight to use in a tuna casserole. It has a kick to it and gets stronger as you reheat it- so you may want to make it with minimal spices til you can try it.

1 cup nonfat dry milk powder
2 tbls cornstarch
2 tblsp chix boullion granules

1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp basil
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tblsp dried onion flakes or minced

put all ingredients in a pot and add 2 cups of water
wisk til well blended while heating over medium heat- stir constantly
Once thickend add your main ingredient for the soup (brocoli, chix, mushrooms,.. ect)

[aklap]

Progresso Cream of Mushroom is GF.


These are from the Delphi boards

From Tim:
Lipton Cup-O-Soup cream of chicken powder.  Just read the label as Lipton will list the top allergins.  Use 2 puches of soup in 1 batch of hot water.  It works like a charm.

From Mireille:
CREAM OF 'WHATEVER' SOUP
Most commercial cream soups contain wheat!
SOUP BASE:

Mix well: 2 cups nonfat dried milk
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup potato starch
2 Tbs. dried minced onions
1/2 tsp. black pepper
Store in the refrigerator.

Cream of Tomato Soup
Ingredients:
1/4 c. soup base
3/4 cup cold water
1/2 c. gf tomato paste
1/2 t. paprika
1/2 t. celery salt
1 tsp. butter

Cream of Mushroom
Ingredients:
1/3 c. soup base
3/4 c. cold water
1-4 oz. can mushroom, undrained
2 tsp. gf chicken bouillon
1 tsp. butter
Dash of nutmeg

Special Prep: Mushrooms can be chopped in own juice in blender.

Cream of Chicken
Ingredients:
1/3 c. soup base
1 c. cold water
1/3 c. finely chopped chicken
2 tsp. gf chicken bouillon
1/4 tsp. dried parsley
Dash of celery salt

Cream of Celery
Ingredients:
1/3 c. soup base
1 c. cold water
1/2 c. fined minced celery
1 tsp. butter
2 tsp. gf chicken bouillon
1/4 tsp. celery salt or seed

Special Prep: Simmer celery in butter
& additional water in a covered pan until tender, 5-10 min. Then cook uncovered until most of water is evaporated.
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Basic Directions:

Directions for making soups are similar,
except when noted by Special Prep.

Mix and heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Lower heat and continue cooking for 5-10 minutes more, stirring occasionally.

(Soup can also be made in microwave. Use at least a 1 quart bowl, as it will boil up. Stir frequently.)

At this point, use as directed in place of a can of cream soup in your recipe.
Or, add 8-10 ounces of additional water when heating and eat as soup.
Quick Mix Casserole: Mix all casserole ingredients and bring to a boil on top of stove. Mix 1/4 to 1/3 cup soup base with an additional 1 cup water. Add to hot ingredients, stir until thick. Turn into baking dish, bake as usual.

If using rice in a casserole, it must be almost completely cooked before adding soup mix, or it will take forever for the rice to finish cooking.

Low sodium-look for a low sodium, g.f. chicken bouillon.

Milk-free--Look for milk powdered milk subs. Simplest fix might be to omit dried milk altogether. Then use 1/3 the amount of soup base called for in recipe-- 1/3 c. would be ~ 2 Tbs. and 1/4 c. would be ~1 1/2 Tbs. Use liquid milk sub or lactose reduced milk instead of water.

Unfortunately, many milk subs, liquid or powder, interfere with the thickening properties of g.f. flours (and cornstarch especially) not just in soup but in baking as well. You might need to experiment w/ various milk subs-soy, nut, etc.

Save time! Tape frequently used recipes to the inside of the cupboard door.
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Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

[kmusgrove]

Thank you!

[Howard]

to Marielle

What is soup base?

Howard

[aklap]

[Kristi]

Imagine brand Ceamy Portabella Mushroom IS gf and is awesome!

[Shiloh]

Classico Alfredo Sauce is a good substitute for dishes where you used a cream soup, like the green bean casserole we all love. Chopped fresh onions work just fine instead of the breaded ones or even waterchestnuts give a nice little crunch.
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gf since 3/27/04

[bdsmith63]

Does anyone know if "Health Valley Organic Cream of Chicken" soup if GF? I read all the ingredients on the label and cannot see anything it contains that would be a threat? I've not called them, but was wondering if anyone knew?.....

[The Edifying Conscience]

You might be able to look at Healthy Valley's website to determine the soup's GF status.

In a pinch I posted a 'cream soup replacements' in a thread of the same name. It has recipes for cream of chicken, mushroom, cheese and celery soups/sauces.
TEC