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.

January Dinners

1- Leftover Pizza
2- roast beef tacos w/ carmelized onions
3- Cuban sandwiches
4- BBQ beef Sandwiches
5- Seminary Mtg-Panda Express
6- fried chicken
7- french bread pizza
8- pork roast at nana and papas
9- chicken parmesan over pasta
10- Pork Leftover Stew
11- Broccoli Pork Stir-Fry
12- Cobb Salad
13- Stuffed Shells
14- Hot Dogs, beans, chips
15- meatball sandwiches
16- Alfredo Mesquite Chicken Pasta
17- Crockpot Lasagna
18- Tostadas
19- Cole's B-day- Hotdogs
20- Date night
21- chad's party, creamy chicken noodle soup
22- Ham, twice baked potatoes, salad
23- White Chicken Chili
24- sloppy joes and homemade fries
25-  chicken enchiladas
26- Ham Pineapple Sweet and Sour Rice
27- bbq pineapple chicken quesadillas
28- eggs&ham
29- canned soup
30- baked potatoes
31- meatballs with ketchup glaze

December Dinners

1- Anniversary-half price Applebees appetizers

2- Ward Christmas dinner-enchiladas, meatballs, lasagna, turkey

3- BYU football game party at Hatch's - Dominos

4- pancakes, hashbrowns, eggs and ham

5- leftovers

6- Dairy Queen - out shopping

7- french bread pizza

8- Panda Express - 12 week appt

9- Faculty Christmas Party - ham, potatoes, salad, rolls

10- southwestern egg rolls and southwestern salad

11- leftover roast salad

12- tacos, spanish rice, black beans

13- Relief Society Christmas dinner

Didn't keep track the rest of the month. December was full of parties and we were out of town for about 2 weeks...

November Dinners

1- canned soup

2- Hawaiian haystacks

3- chicken sandwiches

4- DUBS

5- potatoes.chili

Well let me be honest. I am pregnant and was very sick the month of November. There wasn't a lot of cooking going on in our house, and when I did make dinner for the family besides pancakes or chicken nuggets, I didn't even care to keep track of it. :)

Chicken Taco Soup

This another recipe I can't believe hasn't been posted yet. This one is the EASIEST to make, not quite as good as the white chicken chili, but it's close! Use the recipe found here.

• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) can chili beans (I use kidney beans)
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer (I obviously use chicken broth instead :)
• 2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
• 1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning
• 3 whole skinless, boneless chicken breasts (I use 1/2 can of Costco canned chicken)
• shredded Cheddar cheese (optional)
• sour cream (optional)
• crushed tortilla chips (optional)

Directions

1. Place the onion, chili beans, black beans, corn, tomato sauce, broth, and diced tomatoes in a slow cooker. Add taco seasoning, and stir to blend. Lay chicken breasts on top of the mixture, pressing down slightly until just covered by the other ingredients. Set slow cooker for low heat, cover, and cook for 5 hours.
2. Remove chicken breasts from the soup, and allow to cool long enough to be handled. Stir the shredded chicken back into the soup, and continue cooking for 2 hours. Serve topped with shredded Cheddar cheese, a dollop of sour cream, and crushed tortilla chips, if desired.

I chop my onion and saute it in a little oil in a big pot. Then I add the beans, corn, sauce, broth, tomatoes, taco seasoning, chicken until it heats through. The optional sour cream, cheese and chips are really not optional. :) It is YUMMY!

Vegetable Cheese Soup

We had this soup at a Relief Society activity awhile back and I've made it a few times since, it's good, but not the healthiest of soups. :)

I cut this recipe in half and it still makes a lot-

Cook till tender in 3 quarts water:

4 large sliced carrots

6 sticks celery with leaves chopped

1 large onion chopped

3 large potatoes diced

12 – 13 chicken bouillon cubes (I use McCormick’s chicken soup base – ½ tsp per cube)

Melt ¾ lb butter in different pan. Blend in well 1 ¼ cups flour and stir slowly into soup. Add 16 oz Cheese Whiz. May add some grated cheese also.

About 20 minutes before serving, add:

1pkg frozen broccoli or fresh broccoli

1 pkg frozen peas (I put in a can of corn instead)

Served great with bread bowls. This soup freezes well.

I never have cheese whiz. Sometimes I just use cheese and a little milk or sour cream, this time around I actually had some fake nacho cheese in a jar I put a little in. I top with shredded cheese, salt and pepper!

BBQ Chicken Salad

Slight variation from a taco salad.

Lettuce

1 can black beans

1 can corn

red onion

cheese

chicken nuggets coated with BBQ sauce

ranch dressing

additional bbq sauce as you like

I topped mine with crushed corn chips and pineapple. Yummy and Easy!!