Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2009

Good substitute for canned soup. (especially in Central Asia where I can't get it!)I added more flour later, next time I would probably make it with 1-2 more tablespoons of flour from the start (and maybe another tablespoon of oil?) to make it the consistency of the condensed soup. substituted half of milk with chicken broth, didn't use garlic, salt or sugar. It was nice and thick, but half the recipe was not quite 2 cans-worth of soup.

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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2009

Make sure you do not add the sugar. It is way too sweet.

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Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2009

Family has a lot of allergies; this was a great recipe to make the dish I wanted while ensuring no outbreaks. Easy and no one could tell the difference.

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Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2009

not my favorite

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Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2008

This recipe was great! I used 2 chicken bouillon cubes instead of salt, I added in some onion powder, and would recommend leaving out the sugar. This is also great with your leftover Thanksgiving turkey.

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Sammy

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Reviewed: Sep. 18, 2008

Glad I read the review! NO SUGAR NEEDED! I used 3 T. of butter, 4 T. flour, 1 can of chicken broth and 1/2 c milk. Using it in an incredible chicken rice recipe--didn't want to waste gas going to store for one thing! Thanks for the starting point Holly, and thanks to others for advice!

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ELINORCLEO

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Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2008

I was very excited to make my own cream of chicken soup for other recipes because I prefer to not buy canned foods. I took other reviewers' advice and used 2 cups of milk w/ 2 cups of chicken stock. I omitted the sugar, garlic powder & salt; added chopped parsley for color. It turned out great. FYI: This recipe makes the equivalent of about 4 cans. I put some in a jar to give to friend as a gift.

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Rachael

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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2007

I used butter instead of oil and I didn't use sugar and added a little bit of fresh chopped parsley. Also instead of 4 cups of milk I made it with 3 cups of milk and one cup chicken broth it was very good!! we all loved it! Simple and easy

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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2007

I omitted the sugar, but otherwise kept the recipe the same. Mine came out very thin, so I added the cornstarch at the end. I would start out using the cornstarch in place of the flour next time. I used this in casseroles, and it tastes good.

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2007

Good, with the following changes: Cooked the chicken, a large onion and two cloves of garlic in a couple T's of butter with poultry seasoning until softened, then removed from the pot and cooked the roux until the flour was light gold. Added the milk and chicken mixture back in, then added some carrots and a few potatos. A little tumeric and paprika gave it a wonderful gold color. Omitted the sugar. A creamy, filling, hearty soup that warms you up.

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Reviewed: May 29, 2007

This turned out great! Here are my adjustments: butter instead of oil, no garlic, no sugar (didn't even see it in the recipe until later, thank goodness), used 2 c. chicken broth and 2 c. milk, a couple of handfuls of cooked fine egg noodles. For meat I used a large breast which I poached while making the soup. I also added a couple of handfuls of frozen sweet corn and peas. Sounds like a lot of adjustments but it was really just common sense. Thanks, Holly, for the jumping off point.

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Lisa Kay

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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2006

The first time I made it, I wasn't very impressed by this recipe. It was WAAAY too sweet and peppery, and didn't have enough of a chicken taste. I made it again, but the second time I only used half the sugar, half the pepper, and I substituted chicken buillion(sp?) granules for the salt. Much better.

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Amanda

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Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2005

Recommend cutting the sugar a bit, was a tad too sweet. I also added sauteed shallots, garlic, carrots and a few cooked potatoes chopped up.

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Reviewed: Sep. 12, 2004

I used it to "help" the Weight Watchers soup recipe to be more tolerable and this was wonderful. It enriched a basic calorie concerned recipe a lot and was tasty on it's own too. Thanks much Holly!!

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Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2004

I made this to put into a chicken pot pie recipie but tasted it before I added it. It was very tasty. I used whole milk and only made enough for 2 servings. I would suggest adding steamed brocclli, oniions, and cheese if you like veggies.

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Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2004

another good recipe that you may need to change a bit to suit your taste. i used one tablespoon sugar, 4 cups half and half, 2 minced garlic toes and 1 tablespoon fresh ground pepper. my sons and i ate this with a green salad and the south louisiana staple.....crusty french bread. a previous reviewer gave this recipe one star but if you check her previous reviews you'll find that there is not much in this site that he/she likes.

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