Serene wrote:


> It's worse than that, as it turns out: One can EACH of cream of
> mushroom, cream of chicken, and cream of celery.
>
> I bit the bullet and bought the stuff. I will certainly find the
> resulting casserole too salty, but I'm eager to see if I can recreate
> my mom's one really trashy offering. Mostly, she cooked delicious
> foods from scratch, and still does. Tomorrow night, though, we're
> having chicken and rice, and I don't care who knows it. :-)

After you've made it and have a baseline, you can try to modify the
recipe while still capturing the essentials. I've replaced the "can of
cream of X" in recipes with white sauces or velotes, pretty
successfully.

A sauce with fresh mushrooms and celery cooked in butter or olive oil,
with flour to make a roux, then some chicken broth and milk or cream
might substitute for the trio of soups.



Brian

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