Potato Soup Mix

A very good alternative for using instant potatoes! I suspect I’ll be revisiting this one whenever I get them.

I love this! It’s a base, and once anything is added—dried shiitake, sliced cherry tomatoes, roasted veggies, etc.—the salt quotient drops. If you’re giving it as a jarred gift, it might make sense to cut the salt; I used a less salty option (Rancho Gordo’s Stardust), so the result stood wonderfully as is. The consistency of the result, in combining a cup of water and half a cup of mix, was slushy for me, no harm no foul, a good start!

Made as a gift for elderly widow. Great, easy hot lunch for her. I didn’t have any bouillon so had to leave it out. As others suggested I left out thyme and turmeric. Used 1/2 tsp seasoned salt and added 2 tablespoons each of bacos and dried chives. For me the right consistency was 3/4 cup dry mix to 1 cup water.

I had to cut the season salt and onion down by about a third, otherwise very tasty!

This is really good! I’m vegan, so I replaced the milk powder with soymilk powder and the chicken bouillon with vegetable, and it still tastes amazing. The other changes I made were: seasoning salt replaced with 1/4 tsp garlic salt, 2 tbsp nutritional yeast added, white pepper replaced with black, and a few shakes of that Mrs Dash salt-free chicken seasoning blend. I also ran the mix through my food processor to get a smoother reconstituted product. Yummy!

I’ve made this, and it was surprisingly tasty. And you can’t beat it for convenience! The only thing is, I would strongly suggest starting with a lot less of the seasoning salt, then giving it a taste. You can always add more, but you can’t take it away if it’s too much.

I thought I would give the soup mixture in jars, as gifts, so I made the recipe 1st. To me, it had an odd sort of taste. I think it was the tumeric. I didn’t give the soup mix as gifts. I will try it again, eliminating the tumeric this time. Update: I did try the soup mix, eliminating the tumeric. I liked it much better and did give it (without the tumeric) as gifts in jars.

This mix is so good and so easy. I didn’t have parsley so i added Chives. It is absolutely wonder. I bagged it in a ziplock bag then put in a burlap bag with a tag and instructions for gifts.

I had some new soup bowls to give for gifts. I wanted to put a simple soup mix w/these to add more charm to the present. Well…….this was a BIG HIT!!!! I NEVER got soooo MANY compliments!! I have been asked to make this for a basket for our church fair in Nov. and put some kitchen items w/it for a raffle present! Then! LOL I tried it myself……..and NOW I keep a container of it in my cupboard to eat myself!!! For added change? You may want to grate up some cheddar cheese to mix w/it when it’s done and piping hot! For varied changes try varying your spices……….but what a GREAT tasting EASY PEASY soup mix to eat on a COLD WINTERY day!!! I recommend it to EVERYONE! Even try adding left over ham to it or some hot dogs if your kids want some good tasting soup!

A nice easy comfort food soup…too much salt though, will cut it in half it next time. And I did add 1 tablespoon of dried chives (might add more next time)!

I used this recipe as a base and made it more to our tastes. I added 2 cups of instant mashed potato flakes (whoops), replaced the minced onion with a combo of onion powder (1/4 teaspoon) and 1 heaping teaspoon of dried chives, added 1/4 teaspoon of dried garlic and left out the turmeric. I blended everything together in the food processor thoroughly. It was editable but we won’t have again. It was super salty and the seasoning salt flavors did not complement the others. Oh well, thanks for sharing.

I make this a lot. Especially at Christmas time for gifts. I add additional salt and pepper in the mix and haven’t put in the turmeric because I have never had it on hand. Still delicious!

Crafty! My grandmother is in and out of the hospital a lot but does her best to be very independent. She also likes to have potato soup! Given her restrictive diet she also has to know exactly what the nutritional value of a meal is. I saw this recipe elsewhere but thank goodness for Allrecipe! Now when she doesn’t feel like fussing over a meal she can put this together quick and not worry about throwing her diet out of whack.

After my first batch, I put the milk through a food processor before all the other ingredients. I found the milk did not want to dissolve as quickly as the other ingredients. I also added grated parmasean/romano cheese and cut back on the salt. The buillon was salty enough. Great idea and so glad I found this recipe. My first time to do “gifts in a jar” and a winner on my list.

way to salty,

This soup was just okay. I omitted the turmeric, used black pepper instead of white, and added a generous amount of dried chives, but it was still pretty flavorless. I didn’t end up giving these out as gifts, so I gave the rest of my test batch to a group of young single soldiers. Of course, they LOVED it. Perfect for young, single folks!

I made the mistake of using seasoned potato flakes, and the soup was too salty. Next time I will use plain potato flakes or omit the salt. Good flavor, just too salty!

This soup mix rocks! I have a widowed sister-in-law who always requests a BIG jar or tub of this mix for her birthday and Christmas. I keep some for a fast, easy lunch and if I want to “fancy” it up a bit, I add some grated cheese, bacon bits, sliced green onions, and sometimes a tablespoon or so of sour cream. My SIL makes it for dinner at least once a week with a green salad and fruit. Says it keeps her sane when cooking for one! Thank you for sharing this recipe, we have made it often.

I made this as a gift for my relatives this year and they all loved it! After some experimenting, I found that a few changes helped a lot. I cut waaaay back on the buillion- about 2-3 tsp per batch. I also cut down the seasoning salt- I’d rather let the recipient salt to taste. My biggest tip- once the mix is made, run it through a blender or food processor until it makes a nice even powder. This makes a MUCH smoother soup- less like mashed potatoes, more like soup. It cuts the volume exactly in half, so be sure to change the directions from 1/2 cup mix to 1/4 cup. It fit perfectly in pint jars. I’ll use this method again!

I made these into gifts for co-workers. The soup is thinner than I expected, but am not familiar in cooking with instant potatoes. It isn’t something I would typically cook for myself or my family. I think it would be better if you added some solid ingredients. This is something I would probably drink in place of chicken noodle soup/broth when I am feeling under the weather. Although, I really like the fact it is quick and just need to add water if you were in a rush. Perfect for those times at work when I can’t get away and have just a few minutes to get something in my tummy.

I made four servings for a fast family dinner and added 1 cup frozen corn and 1 can 15oz white potatos (cubed) great fast meal!