Homemade Onion Soup Mix is easy to make, really inexpensive and it tastes great! The best part is you know exactly what goes into it! We love adding this homemade onion soup mix to beef stew, using it as a steak rub, or mixing it into mashed potatoes!
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Homemade Onion Soup Mix
We love having this homemade onion soup mix ready to go. My brother in law is allergic to MSG, so it’s always great to have an easy seasoning on hand when we are entertaining for him!
This homemade onion soup mix is great in soups like chicken noodle soup, but it works for just about anything you want to add some flavor to. Grilled chicken breasts, 4 Ingredient Chicken Rice Casserole, you name it!
What Is In Onion Soup Mix
Homemade onion soup mix will almost always contain the following:
- onion flakes
- beef bouillon granules
- onion powder
- paprika
- garlic powder
I like to add black pepper to my homemade onion soup mix. With pepper, it’s important to make sure it’s finely ground. If it has big granules, it will not mix into the seasoning well!
More Homemade Seasoning Mixes
- Homemade Ranch Seasoning (Dressing Mix)
- Homemade Seasoned Salt
- Italian Seasoning
- Homemade Poultry Seasoning
- Homemade Cajun Seasoning
- Homemade Taco Seasoning Recipe
How To Make Onion Soup Mix
To make this homemade onion soup mix:
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl
- Pour mixture into an airtight container and store
Homemade onion soup mix will last in your cupboard for up to 6 months. On the bottom of the jars, I write the date they expire so I know how long they are good for! (Oil or hand sanitizer will remove sharpie from glass when you’re done with it).
This homemade onion soup mix can be used to replace an envelope of Lipton Onion Soup Mix in recipes! It’s great for meatloaf, chicken and french onion dip. And of course to make a simple onion soup!
Homemade Onion Soup Mix
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup onion flakes
- 7 tablespoons beef bullion granules
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Combine all ingredient and seal in an airtight container.
- Store in the cupboard up to 6 months.
- Five tablespoons = 1 packet of soup mix
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Seasonings
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Is the beef bouillon powder loosely packed into the tablespoon or is it firmly packed?
Hi Linda, we use loosely packed beef bouillon for this recipe.
Thanks a million! I finally managed to find beef bouillon powder without MSG so I’m going to do this today to put in my crockpot meal today.
Howdy, making this recipe and im a bit confused. Your notes on this recipe say that 5 tablespoons of the mix equate to 1 packet of soup mix. Can you provide a conversion of the recipe for those that only need 1 packets worth of soup mix and dont want to make multiple batches worth at a time? That or provide the total number of tablespoons this recipe creates so perhaps people can do the conversion on their own. Adding up the ingredients it looks like just around 13 tablespoons worth?? So the recipe doesnt seem to come out to multiples of 5 tablespoons to be able to easily cut the batch.
Hi Ian, this recipe makes 10 generous tablespoons. If you want to make just one packets worth I would half the recipe. You can easily do that by clicking on print and changing the servings to 5. It will reduce all for the ingredients for you. I hope that helps!
Hi Holly. I wonder if the 7 Tablespoons of beef bouillon granules shouldn’t read as 7 teaspoons? I followed your recipe using the 7 Tablespoons, and it was too salty. Furthermore, the volume of the mix reads as 5 Tablespoons — what with the 1/3 C of onion flakes and the 7 Tablespoons of granules, the total volume of your mix is more than 5 Tablespoons. I was able to salvage my recipe in which I’d used 3 lbs of prime beef by adding more water, and I like your mix of seasonings, but I won’t use that amount of bouillon again.
Bouillon does tend to be quite salty. 7 tablespoons is correct, the volume of the recipe is not 5 tablespoons.
5 tablespoons refers to the amount needed to replace a store bought packet of onion soup mix.
Wow! I would give this recipe 10 stars if I could. I needed Onion Soup seasoning for roasted potatoes and the potatoes were delicious. I will not buy Dry Onion Soup Mix again. Love your recipes.
Where did you find Beef (or Chicken) bouillon granules without MSG and too much Sodium?
All my local grocery stores bullion cubes/granules all have MSG and too much Sodium.
You can find Beef Bouillon without MSG on Amazon.
I buy sodium free bouillon online at HealthyHeartMarket.com
it comes in 1tsp pkts or by jar. I then make it with 2T regular & 5T sodium free. This is a great recipe!
I never have onion soup mix in my cupboard so this is a lifesaver. I did have one question – can the beef bouillon be substituted with chicken broth powder? Or chicken bouillon? I have a couple of family members that do not eat beef but will eat chicken.
It will change the flavor but you can swap them.
I don’t like beef broth, so I sub out with chicken bouillion, I think it gives it a better flavor.
Love that I can make this with ingredients I have around the house