3 cups (about 2 cans)
1 1/2 cups chicken broth*
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt (or less; taste to test)
1/4 teaspoon parsley
dash of paprika
1 1/2 cups milk (rice milk for dairy free)
3/4 cup flour (or the gluten free flour mix)
1. In medium-sized saucepan, boil chicken broth, 1/2 cup of the milk, and the seasonings for a minute or two (longer if using fresh onions or garlic).
2. In a bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 cup of milk and flour. Add to boiling mixture and continue whisking briskly until mixture boils and thickens.
Additional Notes:
*I make my own stock every time we eat a whole chicken. I use ziplock freezer bags and measure 2 cups for each one. Or you can use chicken bouillon + water for your broth.
I’ve tried cornstarch, Bob’s Redmill All-Purpose GF Baking Flour, and my gluten free artisan baking flour mix. But honestly, If I’m going to be eating it I prefer the starch because it doesn’t flavor it very much. I do NOT like the Bob’s redmill, because I can’t even stand the smell of the garbonzo bean flour.
But this recipe is a great substitute, even with regular flour, because of the lead leaching into cans of soup.
I made a batch of this yesterday and today I made some cream of mushroom. I got carried away with today’s batch, it was kinda fun to keep adding stuff such as garlic, yum. I realized to that you can almost make a condensed version if you want to save space and just add milk or whatever you would need to loosen it up when you are cooking with it. Thanks Sarah!! This is so much better than buying canned and not hard at all.