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Instant Cheesy Soup Mix

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6 T. dried onion flakes
2 T. grated parmesan cheese
2 T. corn starch
1 tablespoon soybean flour
2 – 3 T. vegetable protein
2 T. instant mashed potato

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Combine all ingredients and seal in ziploc or vacuum seal bag (or jar).

To Use
2 T. mix to 1 mug boiling water – or to taste. Stir well.

Prepared Instant Cheesy Soup in a mug ready to serve

Instant Cheesy Soup Mix

Article or recipe authorMelissa 'Liss' Burnell
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preparation time5 minutes
total time5 minutes
This pantry soup mix makes a quick savory mug soup with onion, parmesan, soy protein, and instant potato for body. Just stir 2 tablespoons into a mug of boiling water for an easy single serving. Estimated total batch cost is $2.23, or about $0.28 per serving for 8 servings.
Servings8 servings
CourseMix Recipes, Soup
CuisineAmerican
Budget101 Price Breakdown$2.23

Ingredients

Equipment

Airtight jar or zip-top bag

Instructions

  1. Combine the dried onion flakes, grated parmesan cheese, cornstarch, soybean flour, vegetable protein, and instant mashed potato in a bowl.
  2. Stir until evenly blended.
  3. Seal in a zip-top bag, vacuum-seal bag, or airtight jar.
  4. To serve, stir 2 tablespoons of mix into 1 mug of boiling water.
  5. Stir well and adjust to taste.

Recipe Size Alteration

💡 If you altered the ingredients above by doubling or tripling the recipe, you may also need to change the pan/dish size and adjust the cook time.

Notes

Yield is estimated at about 1 cup dry mix, enough for 8 mug servings at 2 tablespoons each.
Prep time is an estimate based on measuring, mixing, and packaging the dry ingredients.
Dry mix shelf life is an estimated 6 months in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.
Prepared soup should be refrigerated promptly and used within 3 to 4 days.

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Prepared Instant Cheesy Soup in a mug ready to serve

Instant Cheesy Soup Mix

Article or recipe authorMelissa 'Liss' Burnell
(Click on the stars to vote!)
Share
Print Save PDF
preparation time5 minutes
total time5 minutes
This pantry soup mix makes a quick savory mug soup with onion, parmesan, soy protein, and instant potato for body. Just stir 2 tablespoons into a mug of boiling water for an easy single serving. Estimated total batch cost is $2.23, or about $0.28 per serving for 8 servings.
Servings8 servings
CourseMix Recipes, Soup
CuisineAmerican
Budget101 Price Breakdown$2.23

Ingredients

Equipment

Airtight jar or zip-top bag

Instructions

  1. Combine the dried onion flakes, grated parmesan cheese, cornstarch, soybean flour, vegetable protein, and instant mashed potato in a bowl.
  2. Stir until evenly blended.
  3. Seal in a zip-top bag, vacuum-seal bag, or airtight jar.
  4. To serve, stir 2 tablespoons of mix into 1 mug of boiling water.
  5. Stir well and adjust to taste.

Recipe Size Alteration

💡 If you altered the ingredients above by doubling or tripling the recipe, you may also need to change the pan/dish size and adjust the cook time.

Notes

Yield is estimated at about 1 cup dry mix, enough for 8 mug servings at 2 tablespoons each.
Prep time is an estimate based on measuring, mixing, and packaging the dry ingredients.
Dry mix shelf life is an estimated 6 months in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.
Prepared soup should be refrigerated promptly and used within 3 to 4 days.

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4 thoughts on “Instant Cheesy Soup Mix”

  1. Vegetable protein is also known as tvp (or textured vegetable protein); texture vegetable protein, tvp for short, is a high-fiber, high-protein meat substitute made from soy flour and available in a variety of flavored and unflavored varieties.

    btw, you may also see it in recipes as textured soy protein (tsp), soy meat, or soya chunks which is a defatted soy flour product, a by-product of extracting soybean oil. it is often used as a meat analogue or meat extender.

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  2. I made this soup. Really yucky and beige. I have Dried TVP flakes, too.

    the soy flour added a bitter flavor. sorry.

    Reply
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