Easy Cream Soup Base Recipe

Name: Easy Cream Soup Base Recipe
Total time: 15 mins
Ingredients: 0.5 cup butter; 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 2 cups milk, or more as needed; 2 cubes chicken bouillon; ground black pepper to taste

Craft countless variations of homemade cream soup with this simple base recipe. Let your culinary creativity flow and invent your next favorite soup!

Total time15 mins
Cook time15 mins
Yield8

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Ingredients

0.5 cup butter
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups milk, or more as needed
2 cubes chicken bouillon
ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
Whisk in flour to form a smooth paste (roux).
Gradually add milk and bouillon, stirring constantly to prevent lumps.
Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the soup base thickens to your desired consistency.
Season with pepper to taste.
Adjust the thickness of the soup by adding more milk as needed when incorporating your additional soup ingredients.

Nutrition

Calories: 156 kcal
Fat Content: 13 g
Fiber Content: 0 g
Sugar Content: 3 g
Sodium Content: 395 mg
Protein Content: 3 g
Cholesterol Content: 36 mg
Carbohydrate Content: 8 g
Saturated Fat Content: 8 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g