Today I am showing you how to make your own homemade condensed cream of chicken soup.
With the holidays just around the corner, this would be a great recipe to keep in your arsenal. Making this is so super easy (and cheap!) that you may never buy the canned stuff again.
You can use this in any casserole that calls for a can of condensed soup, such as my mushroom chicken.
And it is made with a few simple ingredients.
How to make condensed cream of chicken soup
First, gather your ingredients.
Ingredients
For tastiest results, always use the best quality ingredients you have access to. To make homemade cream of chicken condensed soup, you will need the following:
- Butter
- all purpose flour
- milk
- chicken stock or broth
- garlic powder
- salt and pepper
How to make a béchamel
In a small sauce pan, melt butter over medium low heat. Add flour to the pan, and whisk together to make a roux (about 1 to 1.5 minutes)
Add the liquids – chicken broth and milk, and whisk together to smooth out the lumps. Note: True béchamel uses only milk for the liquids. We are adding the chicken stock/ broth for that chicken flavor.
Season and simmer
Stir in garlic salt.
Bring to a simmer and continue cooking until mixture thickens, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove from heat and use as you would a regular can of condensed soup.
Storing homemade cream of chicken condensed soup
This should be good in the refrigerator for about a week, depending on the freshness of your ingredients.
Whether you are avoiding a bunch of sketchy ingredients you cannot pronounce, or if you want to skip the extra trip to the store…this is a fantastic substitute for condensed cream soup. I have tried it in just about every recipe that I previous used canned condensed soup in. And it works great!
Homemade Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup Recipe
Homemade Cream Condensed Soup
Ingredients
- 3 Tablespoons salted butter
- 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chicken stock or broth
- 1/2 cup milk any type (I am using 1%)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt (you can sub 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder + 1/4 teaspoon salt)
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a small sauce pan, melt butter over medium low heat.
- Add flour to the pan, and whisk together to make a roux (about 1 to 1.5 minutes)
- Add the chicken broth and milk, and whisk together to smooth out the lumps.
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Stir in garlic salt.
- Bring to a simmer and continue cooking until mixture thickens, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and use as you would a regular can of condensed soup.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
This recipe can be used to substitute for one can of cream condensed soup in any recipe.
I hope you enjoy this recipe. Pin it and try it for yourself!
Crystal West says
Hello! My husband was recently diagnosed with Celiac so I’m thinking of trying to make this with gluten free flour, but I was curious how far in advance I can make it? I prep dinner at the beginning of each week so I want to know if it is okay to make this 5-7 days early and store it in the fridge. Have you had any success with this?
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
I have done this with the original recipe, and it worked fine. I don’t anticipate using cornstarch to change that, although I have not tested it myself.
Michelle says
Because of family allergies, we relied on a brand of condensed soup that didn’t contain corn starch and now they reformulated it to contain corn. Boo! I was so excited to find this recipe so that I can continue to make casseroles and such. So thank you!! I can’t wait to try it and hopefully will never have to worry about searching the cans again.
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
That makes me so happy to hear. 💖
pat says
Con I use corn starch in place of flour for gluten free!
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
Yes, this should work👌🏻
Betty Banovic says
Can I multiply this recipe and freeze in one can increments?
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
I haven’t frozen this myself, but my audience tells me yes, that they have frozen it with success. You will likely see some separation with freezing and thawing, but just stir everything back together.👌🏻
Steffani Dagenette says
How many of these would I need to make to replace 2 (10.75 oz) cans bought from the store?
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
Hi Steffani! The recipe makes the equivalent of one regular can. Enjoy!
Rita says
Hello, I just found this recipe as well. I’m trying to convert some of my recipes to low sodium. Do you have any idea what the sodium value might be if I use unsalted butter and chicken broth? Thank You.
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
Hi Rita! That is a big benefit to this recipe – that you can customize for such things. With unsalted butter, your sodium content would just be mainly the sodium that is in your specific broth, plus if you add any other additional salt. I hope you enjoy it!
Tara Lockwood says
Awesome! Thank you so much
Nina says
I know it’s like decades since you posted this by now (5 May 2021) but I had an emergency cream of chicken soup situation today and found this recipe. It was so simple; and, it is yummier than any cream of chicken soup I’ve ever had. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says
Yay, Nina! It’s an oldie but goodie.😉 I am so happy you found it useful.🙌🏻
Marion says
Isn’t it, tho? You always hear ppl say how the home made version of anything is always so much tastier than the original and usually, that is NOT my experience lol. Which probably has alot to do with the person who’s doing the home made cooking lol buuuut regardless of my cooking skills (or apparent lack there of, if we want to get technical lol)I’ll follow these recipes as exact as I possibly can and USUALLY I walk away from those meals still hungry, thinking everyone else’s taste buds in the world are part of some club that I wasnt invited to cuz I’m not getting the same “delicious home-cooked” vibes as the hundreds, sometimes even thousands, of others found expressing their praise in the comment sections, despite my best efforts. Lol This is def not one of those times… you have no idea how proud I was the first time I tasted this…this wasnt initially apparent to onlookers tho,who probably thought I was going into labor..patience is a virtue i do not have &apparently common sense just comes&goes as it pleases& this day, it must’ve been on vacay cuz not even 60 seconds after turning off the burner I decided to stick my finger into the soup w/the intention of tasting it, & I did, kind of. lol after the heat became too unbearable for my finger, my first reaction was to put it in my mouth ¿?(haha that’s what she said-im so mature)but after I was able to get past the burnt finger and mouth &actually talk again, the first thing i said [aside from “ow f*ck”..which is a detail ill probably leave out in the future but im just trying to portray the true essence of the moment here lol] was, “not to toot my own horn or anything…but, BEEP! BEEEEEP!-this shit is good. Time to commence phase 2 of operation ‘Let’s not f*ck up this tuna casserole’ baby! Wooooo![while clapping my hands together there at the end immediately followed up with me wincing in pain over my burnt finger like the pansy that I am]” and guess what- my tuna casserole shit on all other tuna casseroles in the past, present,& future! I deserve an award. A big ass trophy, a medal, a ribbon, or hell, at least one of those lil papers that states I was participant..lol ppl ACTUALLY ask ME to COOK my award worthy tuna casserole for them on a regular basis. And the fact that I make my own condensed soup from scratch to use in that tuna casserole, always seems to give ppl this [false] sense of security&[dis]illusion that I know wtf I’m doing &they totally dont have to worry about me burning down their entire house lol….suckers!only if they knew how easy this is &that my secret ingredient is nothing more than seasoned salt w/a hint of smoked paprika🤫…lol. no but seriously. ..adding seasoned salt to this recipe makes it dummy good in tuna casserole. Try it. Trust me…I’m kinda like a professional. 😉 Even Gordon Ramsey would have a hard time talking sh*t about my tuna casserole lol
That was my “short story-long” way of saying “thanks. This shit is fire!” Lol 👍💣👅💯