Easy Homemade Gluten Free Cream of Chicken Soup
You can make your own gluten free cream of chicken soup with just a few basic ingredients! No more cans, and no more gluten!
This flavorful gluten free cream of chicken soup is a great replacement for the canned stuff in your favorite recipes!
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Our favorite comfort foods, casseroles, and holiday recipes often call for a can or two of condensed soup–usually a “cream of” soup.
Although I tend to love eating these dishes, I have to admit that the canned condensed soups gross me out. Between the congealed contents and the chunks hiding within, it just isn’t very appetizing.
Not only are condensed soups high in sodium, but I’m often left picking out the chunks of chicken, celery, or mushrooms because I don’t want those in my finished product.
That’s why I learned how to make my own homemade cream of chicken soup!
I use this stuff in so many dishes! Not only is it ridiculously easy to make, but it tastes so much better than the canned version!
But I know many of you are on the search to recreate your family-favorite recipes sans gluten. That’s why I decided to make a gluten free cream of chicken soup recipe for you!
How to Make Gluten Free Cream of Chicken Soup
(Complete printable recipe is available below)
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions:
To start, you’ll melt some butter in a stockpot or Dutch oven.
Next, you’ll sprinkle some cornstarch over the butter, whisking it well to form a pasty roux.
Slowly pour in some chicken broth and milk, whisking constantly to combine it so it’s smooth, not lumpy.
Add in the seasonings and let the soup simmer for a few minutes to thicken up.
Then, it’s ready to be added into your favorite recipe! You can also refrigerate it or freeze it for later.
Notes and Adaptations:
- I purposely don’t include any chunks in my cream of chicken soup. If you want to add in some tidbits of chopped or shredded chicken, feel free!
- I use chicken broth, but you can substitute vegetable broth if preferred. Just be sure your broth is gluten free as well.
- This makes roughly 2 cups of cream of chicken soup, which is about what you’d get if you mixed one can of condensed soup with one can of water.
- If your recipe requires an undiluted can of soup, you can either simmer the soup longer so that it thickens up a bit more, or decrease the amount of this homemade version that you add to your recipe.
Recipes that Use Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup:
- Creamy Instant Pot Chicken and Rice
- Quick and Easy Instant Pot Potato Soup
- Homemade Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup in the Instant Pot
- Chicken and Dumplings with Noodles
- Easy Chicken and Bisquick Dumplings
- Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings with Bisquick
- Instant Pot Chicken and Noodles
- Instant Pot Chicken Recipes with Cream of Chicken Soup
Homemade Gluten Free Cream of Chicken Soup
Skip the cans and use this homemade gluten free cream of chicken soup in your next family favorite recipe! It's flavorful and easy to make!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- In a saucepan or Dutch oven, melt butter over medium-high heat. Sprinkle in cornstarch, whisking to combine into a paste.
- Slowly pour in chicken broth, whisking constantly to combine until smooth. Pour in milk and stir to combine.
- Add salt, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and black pepper, stirring to combine.
- Reduce heat to medium and simmer for a few minutes, until thickened.
- Serve as desired or add to your favorite recipe in place of "cream of" soups.
Notes
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 141Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 510mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 2g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and is not guaranteed for accuracy.
Can this be frozen?
Hi Larisa! Yes, it can be frozen. But since cornstarch can become kind of gelatinous afterward it has been chilled, you may need to whisk in some broth or milk to thin it out a bit after thawing so it isn’t too clumpy. I hope that helps!