Whether your pantry is bare or you have dietary restrictions, if you need a substitute for condensed tomato soup, you will find this quick and easy condensed tomato soup recipe works very well!
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.
When we went gluten-free, I realized we could no longer use canned condensed tomato soup, or most other canned tomato soups because they use flour to thicken the soup.
How to Make a Substitute for Condensed Tomato Soup
I have created a tomato soup substitution recipe that makes the equivalent of one can of condensed tomato soup. You can use it if you are gluten-free or if you are avoiding some of the other ingredients in canned tomato soup. You can also use this as a replacement for condensed tomato soup instead of running to the store if you find that your pantry is bare.
Condensed Tomato Soup Recipe
I use organic tomato sauce and non-gmo cornstarch, but you should choose whichever brands you feel comfortable using or have readily available to you. If you are out of white sugar, you can replace brown sugar or honey, but it will slightly alter the taste.
Ingredients:
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 – 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions:
- Add all of the ingredients to a mixing bowl.
- Use a whisk to thoroughly combine the ingredients.
- If you are using a recipe that calls for condensed tomato soup, use this substitute as the recipe directs. You can also add 1 cup of liquid (milk, water, or a combination) to make soup, though if I were doing that I would add some seasonings to spice it up a bit!
Printable Recipe for Condensed Tomato Soup Substitute
Condensed Tomato Soup Substitute
Ingredients
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- 1 - 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a mixing bowl.
- Use a whisk to thoroughly combine the ingredients.
Notes
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?
Bren says
I have celiac disease and am unable to eat Tomato soup, so I tried this as a substitute in a recipe and it was delicious!!! Thank you so much for sharing!! Will be using this regularly now!!
Alea Milham says
Thanks for taking the time to let me know that my condensed tomato soup recipe worked for you! You made my day!
April says
Great recipe. I always use a can to make meatloaf (1/2 the can in the meat, 1/2 on top!) and this came a solution for me when I was already half way through making my loaf and found out I had no tomato soup! I might never go back!
Beth A says
Saved the beef stew tonight! So glad to have found your site, thank you very much.
I’m using this from now on instead of the canned condensed tomato soup, in several recipes.
Angie says
Thanks so much for this recipe. I am also living in Germany where condensed soups are almost impossible to find, and when you do find them they are very expensive. Additionally, I love this because I can adjust quantities if I am cutting a recipe in 1/2, so I don’t have 1/2 a can of leftover soup to use!
Pam C says
You saved my dinner tonight too! I had one can of tomato sauce and made this. It was excellent. I may quit stocking up tomato soup and use this exclusively. I may can my own tomato sauce too. Thanks!
Alea Milham says
Thanks for letting me know! You made my day!
Leann says
Just tried this tonight in my beef & broccoli recipe & it was fantastic! 5 stars! Excellent taste, super easy to make & I was able to make it completely organic. I have been looking for an organic alternative to cream of tomato soup & I’m so glad that I can across your post. Thank you so much!!!
Erin says
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!!
Ann says
This was a huge help – Thanks!
Zoe says
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!
Sherri says
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.
WANDA says
THIS WORKS PERFECT, I ADDED A LITTLE BIT OF KETCHUP TO THE RECIPE! COULD NOT TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS AND THE TOMATO SOUP!
Brandi says
Great recipe! Perfect consistency! I used only 1T of sugar and it tasted great! 🙂