Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup
This homemade cream of chicken soup is an easy replacement for canned soup made with simple ingredients. It makes a satisfyingly rich and creamy addition to casseroles, soups, and slow cooker meals.
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Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup
Its common for soups and casserole recipes to call for canned cream of chicken or mushroom soup, but if you don’t buy them or simply don’t have any in the house, you might want to know how to make it yourself.
I’m a big proponent of making everything that I can from scratch to save money and be healthier. It’s really not hard to make your own cream soups at home, it only takes a few minutes and some simple ingredients.
It does require a little extra time and effort, but if you plan ahead you could whip up a batch for the fridge to be ready for when you need it throughout the week.
This is a basic cream soup recipe using chicken broth, but you could easily add diced celery or mushrooms to change the flavor if you need to.
I hope you enjoy this simple recipe for homemade cream soup and if you are interested in more groceries that you can make at home check out my article, 40 Groceries You Should Make at Home to Save Hundreds of Dollars.
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Ingredients for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup:
- butter
- all-purpose flour
- milk
- chicken broth
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- salt
- black pepper
How to Make Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup:
In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
Whisk in the flour and cook for about 1 minute until lightly golden, whisking constantly.
Slowly whisk in the milk (or milk and broth combo), stirring constantly to avoid lumps.
Add garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
Cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently, until thickened to a soup-like consistency.
Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup
Equipment
- 1 whisk
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup chicken broth
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt adjust to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
- Whisk in the flour and cook for about 1 minute until lightly golden, whisking constantly.
- Slowly whisk in the milk (or milk and broth combo), stirring constantly to avoid lumps.
- Add garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
- Cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently, until thickened to a soup-like consistency.
