Make Your Own: Dry Onion Soup Mix

I can't remember how many years I've used Lipton Dry Onion Soup Mix. If you have the ingredients on hand why not make it yourself?  Most of the recipes are basically the same.  This mix is a fine substitute.  I used it in a meatloaf and it was good.

I suggest you check your spices and keep them fresh it makes a difference in taste.  Most spices can be kept well past their use by dates but make sure the ones you have can be used for taste and safety.

Homemade Dry Onion Soup Mix

Ingredients

1/4 cup dried onion flakes

2 Tablespoons beef bouillon granules 

1/4 teaspoon onion powder

1/4 teaspoon dried parsley flakes

1/8 teaspoon celery seed

1/8 teaspoon paprika

1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

*optional 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions

Mix all ingredients together. Store in an airtight container. I used a LocknLock container.

Use in recipes that call for one envelope of dry onion soup mix.

• 1/3 cup level = 1 envelope dry onion soup mix

• Soup:  Add 4 cups water, bring to a boil stirring occasionally, lower heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.

• French Onion Dip:  mix the recipe above with one pint of sour cream.

I made several recipes of the mix

* Note*

1/3 cup level = 1 envelope dry onion soup mix

Adjust to taste in recipes

The mix works well as a substitute

If you have the ingredients in your pantry as I do it is a time saver

Plus a little money-saver

I didn't add sugar, salt, garlic powder, or cornstarch to today's mix

If needed can always add to what you're cooking

Years ago I did make it with sugar, salt, and cornstarch

Dry Onion Soup Mix Homemade

Make Your Own cuts grocery expenses in most cases

Always price-check products for savings

Pretty soon it will become second nature to you

I'm enjoying my new post series called 

Make Your Own

Have a Great Week and Stay warm Friends!

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Disclosure: Wyler's bouillon and dry soup business was discontinued.  It was sold to H.J. Heinz in 2001. You can read more about it here

Lipton Dry Onion Soup

I won't say that I won't use Lipton Onion Soup Mix but it's good to have a substitute on hand to save a trip to the store.  I'm all for that myself.  I posted the ingredients below to keep in mind what they use.  I may want to tweak mine later.

Lipton Dry Onion Soup Ingredients:

Ingredients: Onions (Contains Sulfites), Salt, Cornstarch, Onion Powder, Sugar, Soy Sauce (fermented Soybeans, Wheat and Salt), Caramel Color, Maltodextrin, Corn Syrup Solids, Yeast Extract, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Disodium Guanylate, Disodium Inosinate.

May contain milk.