Questions Answered about Cream of Soupby Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 08 Jun 2008 01:12 PM
If you missed that earlier article, you can click here to catch up: The Cream of Soup Budget. The first question asked which "cream of... soups" can be made easily from scratch. This is a wonderful question. Actually, pretty much any commercial "cream of... soup" can be duplicated at home very easily. I start with a basic recipe and alter it a little for the particular type of "cream of... soup." Here is just a short list of the soups that can be made:
The next question asked about the convenience. While it is true that opening a can has got to be pretty convenient verses creating something from scratch, I don't find it all that much more time consuming to make the soup, especially when I factor in rinsing out the can and recycling it. I used the pot that I made the soup in as a mixing pot, so I didn't have any extra dishes to wash. This morning, for example, I decided to make a Caribbean chicken dish in the crock pot that called for a cream of chicken soup. I got out my ingredients and while my chicken was thawing in the microwave (yes, I know I should thaw it in the fridge the night before, but this is the first day in a couple of weeks I even felt like moving), I got out a sauce pan and whipped together the soup. It took me all of six minutes. Then I simply added everything according to my crock pot recipe. Keep those questions coming! Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, technology in the Computing Blog, and creating a home in the Home Blog. Starting June 1st, don't miss her articles in the Baby Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here. Related Articles: Three Ideas for Cooking What We Have Whole Turkey Versus Turkey Breasts: Cost Comparison Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments Tashi (1013) 09 Jun 2008 04:54 PMDo you know of a lite cream of chicken soup recipe, one that would have reduced sodium and fat? Or is making one that specific too hard? By the way, hope you're feeling better! :-) How'd that Caribbean recipe turn out??  Mary Ann Romans (26886) 09 Jun 2008 05:27 PMMy cream of chicken soup has very little sodium because I make it from home made chicken stock. You can reduce the fat by using skim milk and cutting down on the butter. Tashi (1013) 10 Jun 2008 01:38 AMSuper! Or, should I say, souper! Thanks. I appreciate it. I've never made one. Mary Ann Romans (26886) 10 Jun 2008 04:03 AMThere is some nice low sodium chicken stock out there you can use as well. Thanks for reading! batmann (5) 11 Jun 2008 11:50 AMDo you have a specific recipe to follow for making cream of soups? I wasn't able to find one anywhere. Thanks for all the amazing tips - I love reading them! Community Tags cream of mushroom soup, frugal, recipes, thrifty Discuss this article
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