I grew up with a dad who hated both the taste and smell of onions so we didn’t eat them very often. In high school, I discovered my love of onions, but the closest we could get to having them at home was dried french onion soup mix. So French onion soup it was.
I made it as a soup to eat plain or used it to season foods or roasted vegetables. Sometimes I’d sneak fresh onions into the house (contraband onions… lol), but I definitely developed a love for the French onion soup mix during this time.
Once I went to college, I started adding onions to a lot of my own cooking, and once I married my husband (his family is of Italian decent), I really started using onions in most of my cooking (along with garlic).
When we switched to real food, we stopped using most products that came from a box or a can, so I didn’t buy French onion soup mix anymore, but I missed the flavors and the convenience of the mix.
The Flavors…
Like pre-mixed French onion soup, this combines the flavors of onion, garlic, celery, salt, and pepper. You get the same flavor without the:
Cornstarch, sugar, corn syrup, hydrolyzed soy protein, caramel color, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, monosodium glutamate, yeast extract, natural flavors, disodium inosinate, and disodium guanylate (ingredients in store bought mix).
I like to buy all of my herbs for this recipe and all of my other herb and spice blends online in bulk. It saves money and I’m not always running out of a spice that I need. Simply store unused herbs and spices in the freezer or a cool dark place until you’re ready to use them.
French Onion Soup Mix Recipe
Servings
Ingredients
- ½ cup dried onion flakes
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp celery salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1 tsp Himalayan salt (or sea salt, optional)
- 1 tsp turmeric (optional)
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a jar with a lid and shake to mix.
Nutrition
Notes
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Ever used French onion soup mix? Ready to try a healthy version?
Do you think chicken boulion would be ok? I have a beef protein allergy. Or would that be weird
This stock from amazon.com says beef flavored but it’s vegan stock.
I haven’t tried it, has anyone else seen or tried this. It’s MSG free too.
https://www.amazon.com/Massel-Beef-Stock-Powder-168gm/dp/B00V6H0J0C/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=wellnessmama-20&linkId=a19e012fa31ce612087097f759bf9691&language=en_US
Where, exactly, might I find soy free/MSG free beef bouillon?
Thank you so much for this recipe! I want to make a lentil recipe that uses French Onion Soup Mix but I am gluten free and vegan. I couldn’t find a box without either milk or wheat! Definitely going to give this a try with a little Better Than Bouillon No Beef Base added! Thanks again!
Just to clarify if I just need a packet of the dried onion soup mix I use 1/4 of the mixture from your recipe and that’s equivalent? Or I’m supposed to use that plus the beef bouillon powder to?
Can you recommend a soy-free and MSG free beef bouillon powder to make a mix?
I love your onion story it was like the forbidden vegetable in your dad’s home. Now you’re grown with family and you are doing amazing recipes with the forbidden onion. Thanks for sharing
Going to dehydrate leek and try this out. I imagine it would take lots of leek as its a subtle flavor. Wonder if the green parts would be ok for the powdered portion of the recipe. Then use this for roast and french leek soup bone broth. Thanks for the recipe!
does this recipe be like a dip when adding the soup mixture to sour cream?
I use it to make the actual soup, but I bet you could also use to make dip!