Homemade Onion Soup Mix
This is a deliciously easy Homemade Onion Soup Mix recipe. Control the sodium, MSG and gluten that goes into your food!
AN EASY ONION SOUP MIX RECIPE
This is a deliciously easy Homemade Onion Soup Mix recipe. Control the sodium, MSG and gluten that goes into your diet with this do-it-yourself recipe! I’ve had lots of successes with my other homemade seasonings: Ranch Seasoning Mix, Taco Seasoning Mix or Everything But the Bagel Seasoning.
IS ONION SOUP MIX GLUTEN FREE?
One of the questions I get most often is how someone can tailor a recipe to fit their dietary needs. And I’m not gonna lie y’all, I really don’t like to go there. There are just too many factors in health-specific diets that there is no possible way I can be an expert in them all, and let’s be real, I’m just a cook – not a doctor or a certified nutritionist. Many store-bought onion soup mixes are not gluten free. But this recipe is!
HOMEMADE, DELICIOUS AND TASTE TESTED!
So I set out to find a recipe that tastes like the packet kind (maybe even better!) but where I could control the sodium. And for that, I had to find sodium-free beef bouillion cubes or granules. I easily found it at Walmart. So I whipped this up and then tested it in a couple of recipes. And I gotta say, not only did it taste amazing, it worked seamlessly and I couldn’t even tell the difference between the two. It might’ve actually been a tad bit better.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- dried onion flakes – see my ingredient photo below. This is different than onion powder that you will also use. These are actually dried flakes of onion.
- sodium-free beef bouillon granules – you can usually find this near where the beef and chicken broth is located in the store or the spice section. You can use the granules like I did or you can get the beef bouillon cubes and just crush them up. I like to use the sodium free since I think the one with sodium adds a lot of extra salt but that is totally up to you.
- onion powder – this is going to complement the onion flakes to provide taste and texture.
- parsley flakes – this is actually optional but it is included in the store-bought stuff so I included it here. This doesn’t add a ton of flavor, it does add some nice color though.
- celery seed – this might seem like a surprising ingredient but it is actually included in onion soup mix although it is not a strong flavor.
- paprika – you want the regular paprika not the smoked.
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE ONION SOUP MIX:
Measure all of the ingredients into a bowl or a lidded container.
Mix together well. Keep mixture in a lidded container and store in a cool dry place.
- To make soup: Place this mix into medium saucepan. Stir in 4 cups water and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Makes about 3 1/2 cups.
- To make onion dip: Combine this mix with 1 (16 oz.) container sour cream.
- Three tablespoons of this mix will equal one packet of store-bought onion soup mix.
USE YOUR NEW HOMEMADE ONION SOUP MIX IN THESE RECIPES:
MORE HOMEMADE INGREDIENTS:
- Homemade Ranch Seasoning
- Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
- Homemade Everything But The Bagel Seasoning
- Homemade Apple Pie Spice
- Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup
- Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup
- Beau Monde Seasoning
- Taco Seasoning
- Homemade Ranch Dressing (+Video)
- Homemade Bisquick
- Homemade Velveeta
Originally published: November 2016
Updated and republished: April 2019
Homemade Dry Onion Soup Mix
Ingredients
- ¼ cup dried onion flakes
- 2 tablespoons sodium-free beef bouillon granules
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon parsley flakes
- ⅛ teaspoon celery seed
- ⅛ teaspoon paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Measure all of the ingredients into a bowl or a lidded container.
- Mix together well. Stir in a lidded container in a cool dry place.
- Store for up to 6 months.
Notes
- To make soup: Place this mix into medium saucepan. Stir in 4 cups water and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Makes about 3 1/2 cups.
- To make classic onion dip: Combine this mix with 1 (16 oz.) container sour cream.
- Double or triple this recipe to have it on hand when you need it.
- When using as a substitute for a packet of onion soup mix, you will use about 3 tablespoons of this homemade mixture.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
I made the mix to go into my pork chop recipe. I did not have veggie broth so I substituted it with chicken and ham broth. I just tasted the mixture in my slow cooker and it tastes so good! I only used half the batch because I was halfing the entire recipe. my question is how many tablespoons would I use to make soup? I know on the Lipton packets it says to use 1 or 2 tablespoons for a cup of soup or do i use the entire thing?