Condensed Cream Of Mushroom Soup

[Juliebove]

This one met with daughter's approval. No chunks of anything in it and no celery. I did however make about twice what I needed. I suppose I could have frozen half of it. That didn't cross my mind until just now. Oops! And the amounts are approximate. I didn't actually measure anything.

Start with 2 cups of vegetable broth and 1/2 cup plain rice milk. Bring to a boil. Meanwhile mix about 1 cup of plain rice milk and 3/4 cup flour (I used Bette Hagman's 4 flour bean mix) with a whisk to make a thick paste. Then grind some dried mushrooms. I used my Magic Bullet and filled up the container twice. Grind to a powder. When I was done I had about 1/2 a quart. I used those mixed mushrooms from Costco.

When the broth has come to a boil, add the paste and whisk until smooth and thick. To this I added about 2 T. chopped dried onions, 1 T. chopped dried parsley, salt and pepper and the mushrooms. The resulting mix was VERY thick so I added the more rice milk to thin it down. About another cup. I also added about 1 T. of light olive oil for richness.

The end result was probably the equivalent of 3-4 cans of cream of mushroom soup.

Daughter loved the casserole so much she ate too much of it. We have enough left for tomorrow night's dinner. Which is a good thing because I was stressing over what to fix. Tomorrow would normally be another crockpot day and the family is getting sick of the two crockpot meals I keep alternating. I was thinking of opening a can of chili but I know that wouldn't go over well. Except with me!

[ksymonds84]

Sounds wonderful and bet it would be good for making greenbean casserole as well! Thanks for posting!

[Juliebove]

Sounds wonderful and bet it would be good for making greenbean casserole as well! Thanks for posting!

What do you put in yours? I remember making it years ago and using those fried onions, but I think there is something in them that one of us is allergic to now. I can't remember what though.

[mom2twoangels]

where do you get dried mushrooms?

Thanks,

[Sweetfudge]

Oh, I'm so glad you found something that worked well for your daughter I like the idea of mushroom powder. I usually use a can of chopped mushrooms, and to hide the pieces from my DH, I'll throw the finished soup in the VitaMix blender I might have to give this variation a try though!

I always freeze my extra soup! I like to scoop it out by the cup inot ziploc baggies and freeze them flat so I have an easy way to serve it up again.

As far as chili goes, search this site for "cincinnati chili" - there's a great recipe on here that I've made a couple times, and it's beanless. I bet you could throw in a can of beans at the end for everyone else, but it hits the spot for me, and I don't miss them at all!

[ksymonds84]

What do you put in yours? I remember making it years ago and using those fried onions, but I think there is something in them that one of us is allergic to now. I can't remember what though.

I haven't tried to make it yet but plan on using the funyon's that someone else posted as working for the onions. I generally make greenbean casserole during the holidays. I thought I would experiment using your cream base, the Funyons and lea and perrins worchestershire sauce. I will let you know how it works out!

[Juliebove]

I haven't tried to make it yet but plan on using the funyon's that someone else posted as working for the onions. I generally make greenbean casserole during the holidays. I thought I would experiment using your cream base, the Funyons and lea and perrins worchestershire sauce. I will let you know how it works out!

Okay.

I can't remember what is in those two foods, but I think it is something one of us is allergic to. Will look again though.

I just looked up the Funyuns and they contain buttermilk. So not suitable for a dairy free diet. Also contain soy protein. Yuck!

[Sweetfudge]

I was thinking about making a green bean casserole w/ fried onions (like onion rings), or just minus the onions altogether, since I seem to be sensitive to them. I've seen a few recipes that call for bacon. That might be a good topping/sub for onions.

[ksymonds84]

Okay.

I can't remember what is in those two foods, but I think it is something one of us is allergic to. Will look again though.

I just looked up the Funyuns and they contain buttermilk. So not suitable for a dairy free diet. Also contain soy protein. Yuck!

yeah, went to walmart on Sunday night and was disappointed to see the buttermilk in the ingredients

[GlutenGalAZ]

For Greenbean Casserole one year my MIL didn't have any of the Fried Onions (before gluten free days for me).... so she just put some shredded cheese on top (what about dairy free cheese?).

Some recipe books say to use Sour Cream and Onion chips.

I haven't tired making Greenbean Casserole since going gluten free. Looked recently for the Progresso Creamy Mushroom Soup but haven't seen it yet.

Juliebove -- thanks for posting the recipe. Looks very easy to make and freeze =) Thanks

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