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Cuppa soups

I like cuppa soups, and they're a good way to get protein and other nourishment into me when I'm too tired to eat properly. I don't like all the packaging they come in, and I like doing things my own way, so here are some cuppa soup recipes I have made up. I make a batch of each bulk mix from time to time, then put a few tablespoons in a cup with boiling water to make soup. They all use bean, pea and lentil flours for protein. We grind our own with a grain mill. If you don't have one, you could dedicate a coffee grinder to this purpose or look at your local Indian store where they will probably stock some of these flours.

Bulk mix chicken noodle soup (makes generous 6 cups dry mix)

3 cups lentil flour
3 cups short cut unroasted vermicelli (a bit under 400g)
2/3 cup chicken stock powder
1/3 cup onion flakes
1/4 cup packed dried celery tips (just leave celery tops in a warm place for a few days then crush)
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1/2 cup vegie stock powder
2 T ground ginger
2 T garlic stock powder

To serve:

4 tablespoons mix per mug. Combine soup powder and a little boiling water in a mug and mix well. Completely fill with more boiling water, stir and let stand several minutes before eating. If use roasted vermicelli it won't cook quite through with this treatment.

Bulk mix potato soup

2 cups milk powder
2 cups potato flakes
1/2 cup dried celery tips
1/2 cup onion flakes
1/4 cup bacon stock powder
2T chicken stock powder
2T tapioca starch
1T paprika
1/4t pepper

To serve:

3T per cup. Combine soup powder and boiling water in a covered container. Let stand several minutes before eating.

Bulk mix vegie soup (makes scant 6 cups dry mix)

1 1/2 cups lentil flour
1 cup fine cornmeal
1 cup onion flakes
1 cup tomato flakes (chop tomatoes and dry on an aluminium or silicone baking tray overnight at around 80 deg C)
1 cup sesame seeds
1 cup nutritional yeast
1/2 cup vegie stock powder
1 T salt

To serve:

2 tablespoons mix per mug. Combine soup powder and boiling water in a covered container. Let stand several minutes before eating. 60kCal; 2.6g protein per cup.

Bulk mix pea and ham soup (makes scant 5 cups dry mix)

4 cups split pea flour
2/3 cup onion flakes
1/3 cup TVP bacon bits, crushed to powder
1/2 cup dried celery tips
4 tsp salt
2/3 tsp pepper

To serve:

3 T mix per mug. Combine soup powder and boiling water in a covered container. Let stand several minutes before eating. 90kCal; 5.0g protein per cup.

Bulk mix cream of mushroom soup (makes just over 3 cups dry mix)

1 1/3 cup dried mushroom pieces
3T dried parsley or dried celery tips
1/3 cup onion flakes
2 cups haricot flour
1/3 cup full cream milk powder
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
1t nutmeg (optional)
1t salt
1t pepper
2t chicken stock powder

To serve:

1.5 T mix per mug. Combine soup powder and boiling water in a covered container. Let stand several minutes before eating. 75kCal; 4.5g protein per cup.

And one that makes just one cup at a time...

Corn chowder

1T fine cornmeal
1T yellow split pea flour
1t chicken stock powder
1/4t paprika
2 shakes tobasco

65kCal; 2.5g protein per cup