Homemade Onion Soup Mix (with No MSG!)
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So far in this Heavenly Homemakers Recipe Challenge, we’ve come up with recipes for Homemade Tator Tots, Healthier Chocolate Milk and Teriyaki Sauce. I attempted a recipe for corn tortillas and while they tasted pretty good…they were NOT easy to make, they fell apart and looked ugly. I’m going to keep working on that one until I come up with a corn tortilla recipe that doesn’t take the whole afternoon to make. :)
This new recipe in The Challenge was super easy to put together! Vicki, one of our readers, sent me an Onion Soup Mix recipe to try and WOW is it simple! I tweaked it a teeny tiny bit, but really, this recipe is more Vicki’s than mine.
What I love about this recipe is that I didn’t have to look high and low for the ingredients. Many onion soup recipes I found call for some sort of bouillon. Almost always, bouillon has MSG. There are MSG free bouillon varieties out there, but what if they aren’t easily accessible to you? And so…I was very happy to see this recipe that contained just dried herbs and spices!
Onion Soup Mix
2/3 cup dried, minced onion
3 teaspoons parsley flakes
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons turmeric
1 teaspoon celery salt
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon sucanat (or sugar if you prefer)
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
Mix all ingredients in a jar, then give the jar a good shake. I’d recommend shaking the jar to mix the ingredients well before each use.
Use 4 Tablespoons Onion Soup Mix in a recipe in place of 1 packet of onion soup mix. (I actually found that 2 Tablespoons was plenty in a beef stew recipe I tried.) Store this in a dry, cool place.
I used the Onion Soup Mix in this simple, one dish stew and YUM!
I’ll be sharing the recipe eventually!
And with that…I have to ask:
SO many of you requested this recipe that I’m guessing you all must have tons of wonderful ways of using Onion Soup Mix? I would LOVE for you to share what you do with this mix!!! I have exactly two recipes that call for Onion Soup Mix . I’m so excited to use this mix in those recipes because I’ve not made them for years. But what else??? What do you make with Onion Soup Mix??
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We just made this today for the Superbowl and it is terrific. I used a little less tumeric, only 1/3 teaspoon, but that’s the only change I made. Very good recipe, thank you!
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Can’t wait to try this!!!
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Thank you for this recipe! We use it in meatloaf, hamburgers, ham loaf, beef bar-b-que, pot roast. Probably some others, as well.
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Yummy! Thank you! We sprinkle it over potatoes before frying, mix it with panko and potato flakes for a shake-n-bake, mix it into our gravy, sprinkle it on popcorn with a little sesame oil, mix with shredded cheddar cheese and fold into dough for tasty biscuits or dumplings… I love this soup mix- not only does it make a delish soup, but adds so much flavor to almost anything I whip up!
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I made this recipe last week and tried it with sour cream to make chip dip. We are not pleased with the results. I’m not trying to leave a bad review or anything… but I just wanted to warn anyone who thinks of using it this way – it’s not very good!
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Cindy Reply:
February 27th, 2013 at 6:48 pm
Thank you. Any idea for good homemade onion soup mix that works well with sour cream for a dip?
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Kendra Reply:
March 7th, 2013 at 4:10 pm
Try Laura’s homemade Ranch dressing recipe. I just made it last night as a salad dressing – the boy loved it to dip his chicken nuggets in and hubby & I enjoyed it on a salad. Made a command decision then and there to make it as a veggie/chip dip for a shin-dig we’re throwing this weekend.
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Gillian Reply:
April 25th, 2013 at 9:14 pm
I tried it as a veggie dip and it was terrible, but I tried it a second time and left out the turmeric. It made all the difference for us! I use mostly yogurt and sometimes mix in sour cream or mayo depending on what’s in the fridge. A few tablespoons of the soup mix and I’ve got a delicious dip!
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Can you tell me how to make just one packet of onion soup mix with these ingredients? Thanks!
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Cindy Reply:
March 7th, 2013 at 11:09 am
Do you have an email sign-up?
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Laura Reply:
March 13th, 2013 at 4:04 pm
Sure do! http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=heavenlyhomemakers/PDxF&loc=en_US
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Laura Reply:
March 13th, 2013 at 4:07 pm
Cut this recipe by one third, and that should equal about one packet. :)
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Cindy Freeman Reply:
March 13th, 2013 at 4:32 pm
Thanks!
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Bracy Poppell Reply:
March 24th, 2013 at 2:50 pm
This recipe makes approximately 4 packets of mix so just divide by four for a single packet.
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I used this recipe in a pot roast last week it was fantastic. I just used the onion soup mix to make dip with sour cream. Love it better than the store bought mixes. Then again our family loves turmeric.
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Love sound of this receipe – having lived in N.Z. years ago, we used maggi onion soup to make dips and unless you live near a kiwi shop you don ‘t appear to be able to buy just plain onion soup mix in W.A I will now use this receipe given here
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I’m looking for a homemade “au jus” recipe to add to my Italian beef Crock pot sandwiches. Any chance you’ll tackle that next?
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I have been using this recipe for about a year now and love it! I use it mostly for making onion dip. Just let it set over night, mixed with sour cream, to soften the minced onion and Viola great tasting Homemade onion dip. Friends and family all love it.
Thanks so much for this wonderful recipe!
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Laura, I use onion soup mix simply over a roast with a 1/2C water in the slow cooker, or I’ve even added into my meatloaf. The onion water from the roast makes a great gravy afterward too.
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It is great in hamburgers or meat loaf too. I use it w/a roast and it really gives the meat and gravy a great taste!
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I am so excited to try this recipe! I use onion soup mix in my meatloaf, a seasoned rice and chicken dish, creamy crock pot chicken, and of course a dip. There must be more, for I have felt lost since realizing it had MSG in it, and wanting to cut it out of my pantry.
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Looking forward to trying this recipe!! My favorite recipe with onion soup mix is company chicken: 1 c yellow rice, 1/2 c water, 1/2 c orange juice (mix all that in the bottom of 9×13 pan); add pkg of chicken thighs on top; sprinkle one pkg of onion soup mix on top; cover with foil; bake at 350 for 1.5 hours.
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