The Mystery of the Dried French Onion Soup

squelchy69

Hello all.
My mum heard a recipe on a radio staion which involves a packet of dried French Onion Soup. I can't seem to find it anywhere. Apparently Sainsburys and Waitrose don't stock it. Couldn't find it in Nettos (and no one available to ask!) I really wanna try this meal (Sweet and Sour Chicken). Has anyone any idea where I might get it from.
Thanks in advance.
Jo x

Gingernutmeg

I'm sure I've seen this in either Tesco or Asda - I remember buying a packet a while back to try a beef casserole recipe. It'd probably be Tesco, and I think it was Knorr?

edit: I don't use the Tesco site so I can't get on there to look, but Ocado have got it here.

xxvickixx

Knorr sell one, it is a green packet, called "Soups of the World" I think. I am sure that the Supermarkets do own brand cup a soups also.

squelchy69

Brilliant, thanks so much guys. I'll have a look. I so wanna try this recipe. its really wierd sounding but apparently listeners have called in sayings its fantastic!
http://www.lbc.co.uk/read-clive-bulls-blog-3516/entry/83/2028
What do you reckon, can it work?

Gingernutmeg

Sounds odd but something I'd try once lol - not sure about the tinned mushrooms though, to me they always look like snails _pale_

Apart from that, I can see it working. Occasionally, when I'm really busy, I use a quick recipe for a 'mexican' chicken that involves tossing chicken in cajun spice, then frying it off before mixing in a sauce made from peach jam and salsa. It sounds weird but it's really tasty, OH will eat it and it takes about fifteen minutes to make and serve with rice - not totally OS but definitely a useful recipe for a quick dinner.

squelchy69

Hooray! Managed to get the soup mix in Tesco. Thanks for the help. We will be trying it tomorrow so I'll keep you updated. The mexican sounds lovely BTW. I might have to try that!

harib0uk

I use dried French onion soup in my meatloaf but have found it increasingly hard to come by and when i do find it it's not cheap!!

squelchy69

Its in the oven now, actually smells nice when mixed up. Fingers crossed it will tste good.

butterfingersbeck

I use a mixture of Marigold vegetable stock powder and dried onions, both of which are available from Sainsbury's. My late mother's American meatloaf recipe has only two other ingredients - minced beef and a can of unsweetened evaporated milk. The home-made "soup mix" works just as well as the real thing, and the ingredients are much easier to find than onion soup mix these days.