Homemade Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup recipe – tastes just like Campbell’s!
How many times have you tried to make a recipe and it calls for Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup so you go into your cabinet and realize you have zero cans? Don’t let this happen to you anymore!
This scenario has happened to me so many times in life. Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup is something I use often in soups and casseroles but somehow I always manage to forget to buy a can. If you have some mushrooms on hand, then I bet you have the rest of the ingredients as well to make your own!
I have to say as well that not only is this easy to make (we’re talking 10 minutes) but it tastes a million times better then the canned version. There’s something about the fresh mushrooms in this that makes me weak in the knees, but if you don’t have fresh on hand feel free to used canned mushrooms instead. Also I made this with regular milk and unsweetened vanilla almond milk for a vegan recipe and both turned out great!
Ingredients
- 1 cup regular milk or unsweetened almond milk
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- pinch of sugar
- 1 cup of mushrooms sliced (fresh or canned)
Instructions
- Put all your ingredients except mushrooms in a food processor and pulse until it's smooth.
- Add your mushrooms to food processor and pulse a couple times to chop them up.
- Pour mushroom mixture into a saucepan on the stove.
- Bring to a boil then lower the heat to simmer for 10 minutes.
Notes
winnie says
Awesome recipe. I am eating the soup right now. This is a regular recipe for me now.
Eunie says
Wonderful! Very tasty and my SIL who is a vegan was able to eat christmas dinner and I was able to use my normal recipes and everyone was happy
Pamela says
That makes me so happy to hear Eunie! Thanks for letting me know!
Gretchen @ Two Healthy Kitchens says
are you in my head???
I have been wanting to make homemade cream of mushroom soup!! Just looking at the pics makes me even more inspired!! Seriously – I can’t wait!! You totally rock! Pinning!
Consuelo @ Honey & Figs says
I adore this recipe as condensed cream of mushroom soup is impossible to get here :–( Love that this one is healthier as well 😀
Andi @ The Weary Chef says
Love it, Pamela! This looks so perfect, and definitely better than the canned stuff!
✽. aimée .✽ / WallflowerGirl.co.uk says
mmmm! That texture looks just right… YUM
Helen @ Scrummy Lane says
This is genius, Pamela!! Here in Greece you could look all week for a tin of condensed soup and you wouldn’t find it. Yes, I know because I tried once 😉 Definitely pinning this for later!
Alyssa @ My Sequined Life says
LOVING this! I seem to be the queen of thinking I’ve got everything, but then getting to a certain recipe step and realizing I’m missing an integral ingredient. That…or somebody else just so happened to use it all up in the past 45 minutes or so (grrrr). What a life saver – thanks for sharing!
Pamela says
Isn’t that the worse? It happens often for milk for me, so I started to buy cabinet ready milk just in case!
Jersey Girl Cooks says
Great idea! I always forget to buy canned soup for an emergency. This is much better anyway!
John@Kitchen Riffs says
Great recipe! I never think to buy the canned soup, so it’s a real pain when I need it. And this looks much, much better. Thanks so much.
Amy @ Elephant Eats says
I have the opposite problem…every time I’m at the market I grab a can of condensed cream of mushroom soup because I think i’ll need it. But then I never end up making something with it so i have like 4 cans in my pantry. And when i actually do make a recipe with it, I never think to check the pantry first so I pick it up at the grocery store! But now that I have this recipe, I will stop my stockpiling…promise 🙂
Pamela says
That’s how I am with soy sauce and pinto beans! Hahahaha.. always stocked!
Chris @ Shared Appetite says
Wow such a great idea and I’m sure it tastes like a million better than the canned stuff. Love the almond milk substitution… totally going to try that. Do you think this can be frozen and then thawed as needed?
Pamela says
Hi Chris, it can totally be frozen! Isn’t it great?!