I have quite a few recipes that call for cream of chicken or mushroom soups. I don't mind them, but I was wondering if anyone has a good recipe for making something like them, or giving the consistency of them, that isn't pre-packaged. Does that make sense?
I'm thinking about trying a month of entirely non-processed food planning. We don't eat a ton of processed foods (except sweets, which I am surrendering to the Lord, sigh, moan, tear!). The cream of mush/chick is kind of the main thing holding me back at this point. And the thought of breadmaking... well, we may be eating a lot of paan instead of leavened breads. :) If Stephen absolutely revolts on that one, I'm willing to make an exception for the bread we buy, since it is healthier than paan.
I know I may come across as paranoid, and totally hypocritical (though I don't mean to be critical in the first place) since I love me some happy meals and Sonic drinks), but I do worry what the processing is doing to my insides, and I worry more about what food will be like when my son's 25...
This is a quick way to sub those canned soups:
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But this one looks much tastier:
http://www.laurengroveman.com/recipes/a-homemade-pantry/cream-of-soup-concentrate/
I'm with you on avoiding processed foods when at all possible!
Thanks, Beth! These are great!
ReplyDeleteI replaced canned soups some time ago, and it is much easier than you think. It probably adds 5-10 minutes to a recipe, but that's not bad at all. Here's a basic one that I follow:
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(And that website has a TON of fresh, yummy recipes on there without a lot of processed foods.)
I hope that helps! I love reading your blog and keeping up with you guys.
Thanks, Rachel! We're gonna try out two new recipes from them this week.
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