Looking for a gluten free onion soup mix recipe? To my surprise all our gluten eating guests loved it! Several guests asked me what ingredients were in it. Since we are not big on sodium, I left out about 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons of the mix, though you may wish to use the entire recipe. Enjoy this gluten free onion soup mix recipe for for dips or soup again. We sure did!
The ingredients that I found online for Lipton’s Onion Soup Mix are: Onions (deyhydrated), salt, cornstarch, onion powder, sugar, corn syrup, hydrolyzed soy protein, caramel color, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, monosodium glutamate [MSG], yeast extract, natural flavors, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate. However, most recipes online call for beef bouillon cubes, so I took a stab at it.
If using this gluten free instant onion soup mix for soup, you may wish to add additional potato starch mixed with water, adding a bit at a time until it reaches the desired consistency.
If using for a dip, mix with 16 ounces of sour cream, as you would with a package of regular instant onion soup mix. Then refrigerate for several hours allowing the mixture to soften. Stir before serving.
Ingredients
- 8 teaspoons (or 2 Tablespoons + 2 tsp.) dehydrated onions
- 4 Herb-Ox Beef Bouillon Cubes, crushed or ground (I grind mine in a coffee grinder.) (contains soy, yeast and dairy, but no MSG)
- 1 teaspoon potato starch (or cornstarch)
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground celery seed (I grind the seeds in my coffee grinder.)
Directions
- Mix all dry ingredients together, breaking down any lumps of starch or bouillon. Add to 2 cups sour cream for dip and refrigerate for about an hour; or add boiling water and steep for soup.
Tips
If you prefer a lower-sodium dip or soup, use a little less mix in the dip.
Facebook Comment:
“I’ve used your recipe in place of regular onion soup mix for my roast in my crockpot. It’s delicious!”
~C.F.
Just an FYI…while the bouillon states “no added MSG” there is MSG in several of the ingredients. MSG, even hidden in other ingredients, gives me terrible migraines and I react to any ingredient that starts with “autolyzed __” or
“hydrolyzed ____”, plus yeast extract. I also react to torula yeast, which I noticed is in a lot of flavored chips.
As I started having more frequent migraines, I found this website and I was able to ultimately point them all back to MSG. Now that I know what to avoid, I don’t have any more migraine at all. :-)
http://www.truthinlabeling.org/hiddensources.html
Susan,
Thanks for sharing!
Carla
The recipe calls for beef boullion cubes which contain soy … soy contains gluten, so I don’t see how this recipe can be represented as gluten free … ???
Hi Frank,
Though some soy product, as with all products, may be cross-contaminated with gluten, Herb ox brand is gluten-free. Hormel Foods lists it on their gluten-free list: http://www.hormelfoods.com/brands/glutenfree/default.aspx. In addition, I have contacted Hormel Foods to inquiry about cross-contamination. They verified this product to be a safe gluten-free product.
I will definitely bookmark this and try to make a vegetarian version. Onion soup mix is way too overpriced, and it’s difficult to find gluten free versions.
Any thoughts on a vegetarian version? I wonder how veggie cubes would work?
Lisa, I would definitely try veggie cubes. However, if I were to make a gluten-free vegan dip it would include some roasted red pepper. Love them!