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Watkins Soup and Gravy Bases
Watkins Product - Soup & Gravy Bases
Few people have the time to make soup stocks from scratch, but the alternative is expensive canned broth or flavored cubes of salt ... Mushroom sauce, cream soups, and white sauces are all basic to many favorite dishes, but are time consuming to make from scratch and are loaded with fat. Many busy cooks resort to canned products that contain more sodium. Watkins has a better solution: our convenient Soup Bases are the perfect addition to the modern pantry!
Delicious unique blend tastes like it is from scratch.
Concentrated/Economical/Space-Saving:
  • 1 Beef Soup Base = 16 cans of the competing brand
  • 1 Mushroom Soup Base = 9 cans of the competing brand
  • 1 Chicken Soup Base = 20 cans of the competing brand
  • 1 Chicken Noodle Soup Base = 4.5 boxes of the competing brand
  • 1 Onion Soup Base = 8.5 boxes of the competing brand (for dip), - or - 5.5 boxes (for soup).
Lower in fat: Watkins Cream Soup Base makes white sauce easy, and with a fraction of the fat of homemade!
Convenient: Make delicious foods in a fraction of the time of cooking from scratch!
Versatile: Make soups, sauces, gravies, dips and more!
NO MSG: Watkins does not add MSG to ANY product!



Here are some quick and easy recipe ideas!

Watkins Product - Beef Soup Mix-- Jus --

Jus is French for "juice." When roast beef is served with this flavorful dipping sauce on the side, it is called au jus, or "with juice." Use it to dip slices of roast beef or roast beef sandwiches.
  • 1-1/2 cups/375 mL water
  • 1/2 cup/125 mL Watkins Meat Magic
  • 2 tbsp/30 mL Watkins Beef Soup Base
  • 2 tbsp/30 mL Watkins Onion Soup Base
  • 1 tbsp/15 mL Watkins Onion Flakes
Combine all ingredients and simmer gently the last 30 minutes while roast is cooking. 



Watkins Product - Mushroom Soup Base-- Savory Beef-Mushroom Gravy --
  • 3 tbsp/45 mL pan drippings or butter or margarine
  • 1-1/2 tbsp/25 mL all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup/60 mL Watkins Mushroom Soup Base
  • 2 tbsp/30 mL Watkins Beef Soup Base
  • 1-3/4 cups/375 mL water
  • 1/8 to 1/4 tsp/0.6 to 1.2 mL Watkins Tarragon, to taste
  • 1/8 to 1/4 tsp/0.6 to 1.2 mL Watkins Black Pepper, to taste
  • 1/8 tsp/0.6 mL Watkins Thyme
  • Salt, to taste
Heat pan drippings in medium saucepan. Stir in flour and cook until bubbly. Add remaining ingredients and bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Serve with mashed potatoes, pot roast, noodles, etc. Makes 2 cups/500 mL. 



Watkins Product - Cream Soup Base-- Quick Clam Chowder -- In a large saucepan, cook bacon until crisp; drain fat.  Add Cream Soup Base and flour; stir in milk. Heat nearly to boiling, stirring constantly; do not boil. Add remaining ingredients, heat through. Makes 4 servings.



Watkins Product - Chicken Soup Base-- Oyster Cracker Munchies -- Mix oil and Soup Base; pour over crackers and stir until well coated. Spread in shallow baking pan and bake at 375 F/190 C for 5 to 6 minutes or microwave (HIGH), uncovered, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir once or twice during baking. Cool and serve.  Makes 10 servings.




Watkins Product - Onion Soup Base-- French Onion Dip --
  • 2 tbsp/30 mL Watkins Onion Soup Base
  • 2 cups/500 mL reduced-calorie sour cream
Mix ingredients together and refrigerate for 2 or more hours. Serve with chips, crackers or vegetables. Makes 2 cups.