cream soup recipe

Once you make these homemade versions of condensed cream soups, you’ll never open a can again!

Homemade Condensed Cream Soups

tbsp butter (I use unsalted)

"add-ins" (i.e. mushrooms, onions, chicken, celery, etc.)

flour

concentrated stock (see NOTES)

water

milk

tsp pepper

tsp salt

Melt butter over in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add your "add-ins" and concentrated stock and cook for about 5 minutes. If your "add-ins" are veggies, cook them till they are soft.

Whisk in the flour--this will be VERY thick.

Slowly whisk in the water--again, this will be very thick--so you don't get lumps, then repeat with the milk or half-and-half. Continue cooking until mixture bubbles, then cook for 1 minute.

Add salt and pepper--if desired. Remember you can always add that later.

Use as-is wherever condensed cream soup is called for.

To reconstitute and use as a soup, stir in 1 cup of milk or half-and-half.

Make this wonderful cream of celery soup–and don’t spare the bacon!

Cream of Celery Soup with Bacon

bacon

celery--including the leaves

onion

carrots

garlic (minced)

thyme thyme

butter

salt

stock

milk cream

potato flakes (optional)

Cook bacon in a dutch oven until crisp. Remove to a paper towel lined plate. Don't drain the drippings.

Add the butter to the pan and melt over medium heat.

Add the celery, onion, carrots, garlic, thyme and salt.

Saute for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent scorching.

Add the chicken stock and bring it to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to simmer.

Simmer for 30 minutes.

Add the milk/cream and remove from the heat to cool slightly.

Puree the soup with either an immersion blender or in a conventional blender (or a Ninja)

Return the soup to the pan to reheat.

If you prefer a thicker soup, add the potato flakes, starting with 1/2 cup.

Chop the bacon and add about 1 tbs to the top of each bowl of soup.

Makes about 7 cups

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