Cream of Chicken Soup Substitute

Anybody referred to this page from the Dinner on a Budget class I taught, it will be updated with LOTS AND LOTS of recipes and meal plans in a week or two. Until then, several asked about the cream of chicken soup substitute, so here it is! SO GOOD!

2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
3/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup low-sodium instant chicken bouillon granules
2 tablespoons dried onion flakes or 1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Directions:

1.) Blend ingredients.
2.) Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
3.) When ready to use, combine 1/3 cup soup substitute mix with 1¼ cups water to equal 1 can of soup.

Ranch Dressing Plus Buttermilk Substitute

I made a salad designed to be served with ranch, but found out we hardly had any Ranch left. Thank you for the age of the internet it takes just a few seconds to find a recipe.

I used one found here altered a little bit per a customer review - http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/ranch-dressing-ii/detail.aspx

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/2 teaspoon dried chives (didn't have any. Just used dried onion flakes)

1/2 teaspoon dried parsley

1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon onion powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/4 tsp vegetable oil

Directions

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, chives, parsley, dill, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.

It turned out pretty good and was easy enough. I didn't have buttermilk though either so did this simple substitute -

3/4 cup plain yogurt

1/4 cup milk

Of course scaling down to fit my recipe's need

Cream of Chicken soup substitute

I always hear how bad cream of chicken soup is, and so thought I should find a substitute when recipes call for it. I don't know if this is any healthier actually, but I know I always have it on hand and it is super easy, so I want to make sure I post it!

evaporated milk plus chicken bouillon

Oh, you don't always keep evaporated milk on hand and I said you will-make your own!

2/3 cup of powdered milk

3/4 cup water

yields 1 cup

Yep, that's it. I mix it in my magic bullet, it takes approximately 30 seconds and works great! Though I have noticed it makes a little less than what it says.

If you're wondering how much chicken bouillon to put in, eh, up to you for taste. I do about 1 tsp per cup...?