Dry Onion Soup Mix Recipe

I was saddened to learn that due to gluten allergies I could no longer enjoy my favorite California Dip, which everyone knows is just Lipton onion soup dip. There isn't another brand that comes close for superb onion dip. I'd rather pass than eat another. So I was skeptical, but decided to make this anyway, thinking it might be good enough. Well, it wasn't good enough. It was spot on, exactly the flavor of Lipton. Perfect as is, nothing to add or delete. I'm a very happy camper! I'm off to search for recipes that call for onion soup mix...

What could be more simple than this? I added this to a can of beer with some garlic and crushed red pepper flakes. I let a roast simmer until tender and sliced it thin for sandwiches. I skip the bullion due to DH's sodium restrictions and truly don't notice its absence. For dips I do add it and DH just has to be careful - this is good stuff! :) Great recipe to have on hand so I made up several little bags for my pantry.

Be sure to use low-sodium bouillon granules. If you cannot find them, make the mix without bouillon granules and substitute low-sodium beef broth for any liquid in the recipe you are using.

I tried two different dry onion soup mix recipes (we are gluten free so we can no longer use Lipton's as it has added in barley); this one was far superior to the other we tried (which actually called for a small amount of white sugar...) and we prefer this to Lipton's; it has more flavor! We use 1/4 cup to equal one env. of Liptons. Thanks for sharing your recipe with us!

All I can say is WOW! If you like the name-brand onion soup mix out there, you are going to LOVE this recipe! I wouldn't even buy generic because I was picky and wanted the name-brand stuff. I decided to try this recipe because I'm tired of buying all of these mixes when I know I can make them better at home... which is this recipe! I used it for onion-roasted potatoes that usually calls for the packet of onion soup mix and not only did it taste so similar to what I was used to, it was actually even better! Because I'm not always a fan of the cooked dried onions, I ground this up in my coffee grinder so it was all a fine powder. I may do it this way from now on, it mixed a lot more evenly and the taste is outstanding. Thanks for a great recipe...I will never buy the name-brand mix again!

Very nice blend! I added dried chives for the heck of it and even though I didn't have any beef bouillon granules, the taste was really good! The dried onion I have seemed a little too large but worked just fine. If I make a bulk batch I would put the onion flakes, parsley and chives in a food processor and pulse a couple times so it doesn't separate when stored.

Very easy recipe!!! And super flavorful too, just what I needed to add to a recipe when I realized I was out & now I'll make my own since I keep everything on hand all the time, except for today LOL. I might add, that I didn't have the granules needed for the recipe, so I took a few cubes(probably about 7 or 8) and placed them in my personal blender(Magic Bullet) or use a coffee grinder...pulervize the tar out of them to get it to...well ground texture, I went fine texture on mine. And measure accordingly to the amount needed for your recipe. It was rather quick and simple. And this is a no fuss recipe. TY

Fabulous. I’m a vegetarian so use mushroom bullion instead and it makes the perfect mushroom stroganoff with this onion soup mix. 5 star all the way. Thank you for the post. Happy to know what I’m eating.

I tried the first time as written, but the celery seed seemed to over power the dip. I adjusted the amount of celery seed by half this time, perfect! Used some of the boxed variety the other day. Nearly choked on the amount of salt in it and not very "oniony". Also I could not help but notice the chemical aftertaste in the commercial packet. This is my go-to recipe forever.

I had everything on hand for my recipe except for onion soup mix. I used your version and it came out great! What I liked especially was that I could substitute sodium free beef bouillon. The store bought onion soup packets have more sodium than we should be eating in a week! Thanks for this great and less expensive alternative.

I came looking for a make your own dry mix to add to sour cream for chip dip, as I did not have any store bought dry soup mix on hand. I am so pleased I did. I wanted to use what I had on hand and this is what I did. I used enough regular beef bouillon cubes (I smashed them into granular) to equal 1 Tablespoon, then I added two envelopes of "No Sodium" granular beef bouillon. It equaled 1 Tablespoon. I was so very pleased with the outcome. I may never purchased premade onion soup mix again! I can control the sodium content!!!

This was an amazing recipe! My family used it for French onion dip, all we did was add a spoonful of it to some sour cream! It was delish! 🤤

Work perfect for the recipe I was making. Didn't have dry so used Better than Bouillon beef.

Life changing! This recipe made the best steak fajitas I’ve ever had using this recipe in place of a package of dry onion soup mix. Thank you!

Literally foolproof.

The flavors are bold and perfectly balanced.

I don’t think I’ll ever buy onion soup mix again! So versatile and used in so many recipes. I usually end up buying a box of soup mix, only use ½ or 1 packet, and the rest goes to waste. Not anymore! Great flavor, and I like that you can make it lower sodium.

After discovering this dry onion soup mix years ago, I have never bought another Lipton Soup packet. I use it for many dishes - California Dip, meatloaf, pot roast, etc. as a base and start from there with additional seasonings. i have never looked back!

Used this in the Almost White Castle Hamburgers also on this site. I never buy onion soup mix, so I was very happy to find this recipe. The burgers were very tasty, so I will keep using this recipe in the future.

Made this to use in a slow cooker roast beef recipe on this site. It worked very well.