Are you ever disappointed with a product after you read the ingredient list? Yeah, me too! Even when I am lucky enough to find a product without wheat, I am often dismayed by some of the other ingredients like high fructose corn syrup or modified food starch. Fortunately, I have found that creating substitutions from scratch allows me to have complete control over the ingredients, costs quite a bit less, and does not take that much time to do.
I have created a tomato soup substitution that makes the equivalent of one can of condensed tomato soup.
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- 1 – 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ tsp salt
- Add all of the ingredients to a mixing bowl.
- Use a whisk to thoroughly combine the ingredients.
You can also use this recipe in Tomato Soup Cake, which is surprisingly delicious and tastes like a spice cake.
Do you have foods that you have to avoid for health reasons? Do you avoid some just based on principle? Have you found healthier substitutions for convenience foods so that you can avoid these items?
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This post has been linked to Kitchen Tip Tuesday at Tammy’s Recipes.
Great post. I have never seen condensed soups here in Germany and it is a real bummer when trying to cook american recipes. I will be sure to try this. Now off time find the name for cornstarch in German
I pretty much avoid anything that I can make from scratch at home. My daughter has lots of tummy issues and does not respond well to anything that is prepackaged…even if the ingredients listed are "safe" for her to eat. Makes you wonder what's in that stuff.
Thanks for this recipe! I'll have to try it soon!
I agree. I like the canned tomato soup, but shouldn't have all the salt that it contains. This sounds like a good substitution, even if I need to adjust the seasoning. Thanks!
You saved dinner! I had no tomato soup, but TONS of tomato sauce. Thanks a million!!
I am so glad!
Couldnt agree more with that, very attractive article
I am always dismayed when buying tomato soup because of the high fructose corn syrup… But it is something my daughter likes to eat on occasion. I am extremely pleased to see this recipe. I will try it and hope she likes it better.
Thanks so much!
Thank you for the tip!
Thank you so much for this recipe. I googled a substitute today after realizing mid-supper prep that I didn’t have any condensed tomato soup. This was super easy and I think I may never buy tomato soup again!
many thanks…and ditto to all the above!!
“Are you ever disappointed with a product after you read the ingredient list?” Yeah, Me TOO!
Thanks for sharing!! I try to avoid if at all possible all the extra ingredients condensed soups contain.. I don’t mind the extra work when I know I am making a much better choice for my family.
Thank you so much for this recipe. I was sick when I needed this for a recipe I was making and couldn’t get out of the house, to get the soup.
Great recipe! Perfect consistency! I used only 1T of sugar and it tasted great!
THIS WORKS PERFECT, I ADDED A LITTLE BIT OF KETCHUP TO THE RECIPE! COULD NOT TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS AND THE TOMATO SOUP!
Thank you for helping me better my families health! This substitue worked like a charm for a recipe I’ve made for years using condensed tomato soup. So happy I never have to go back to that with all the salt and high fructose corn syrup.
I am very grateful to this post. I have found a really good tomato tortellini soup that calls for condensed tomato soup. I decided to look for a substitute because condensed tomato soup really isn’t that healthy, and its made with wheat flour! At least tortellini with rice flour I can hand make. Thank you so much for this recipe!
This was a huge help – Thanks!
I am so excited to try this!! I made the switch to homemade “cream of” soups, but couldn’t find a good substitute for the canned condensed tomato soup… thank you!!