Recipe Talk

There's a recipe I love for oven-baked enchiladas, but it calls for condensed cream-of-chicken soup. I'm concerned about the high levels of sodium in canned soup. Does anyone know a way around using the canned soup?

Healthy Casserole Sauce Mix
(Use instead of canned cream soup)

2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
3/4 cup cornstarch or clear gel
1/4 cup instant reduced sodium chicken or beef bouillon granules
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed thyme (optional)
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed basil (optional)
1/4 teaspoon ground white or black pepper

Directions: Combine ingredients. Store in an airtight container.

To prepare as a substitute for one can of condensed cream soup in recipes, stir together 1/3 cup dry mix and 1 1/4 cup water in a saucepan or microwave cooking dish. Cook and stir until thickened. Mix makes the equivalent of nine cans condensed soup.

As you plan your company dishes for this holiday season, why don't you mix up a batch of casserole sauce mix and cook up a healthy holiday meal. By sharing your healthy version of the family's favorite dishes, you just might encourage other family members to try the casserole sauce mix too. Of course, you could always mix up a batch and give it as a gift using a recipe card as a gift tag.

for the thick consistancy you can use greek yogurt! It's awesome for everything from sauces, to dips & for baking. you can then add your own spices along with chicken stock for flavor.

I know what you mean, I'm not a huge fan of canned soup either.

PS Another idea is to use drained cottage cheese or ricotta.