This homemade Dry Onion Soup Mix is a simple blend of pantry ingredients that taste just like Lipton Onion Soup Mix. It will become a staple in your pantry and is great for a variety of recipes.
Use Dried Onion Soup Mix to add flavor to Slow Cooker Pot Roast, as a base for Chip Dip or to season roasted red potatoes.
Homemade Dry Onion Soup Mix
Growing up, my mom always had Lipton Onion Soup Mix in her pantry.
This dried blend of seasonings was just what a variety of recipes called for to enhance flavor.
I use Dry Onion Soup Mix in my own kitchen now. But instead of Lipton Onion Soup Mix, I make my own.
By making your own version of Lipton Onion Soup, you save money AND skip all those nasty preservatives and additives like MSG added to the store bought brands. Plus homemade dry onion soup is gluten-free, paleo, whole 30 approved, egg free, corn free, and vegan.
Making Homemade Onion Soup Mix perfect for anyone who has dietary restrictions, but still wants the flavor punch that a packet of dried onion soup packs!
Ingredients for Copycat Lipton Onion Soup Mix
The ingredients for this seasoning blend are simple and probably ones you have in your pantry right this minute. My only advice is to be sure your dried seasonings are no older than 6 months for the maximum flavor.
How to use Dry Onion Soup Mix
This seasoning blend is extremely versatile and can be used to add flavor to so many dishes. I love using for a traditional French Onion Chip Dip or to season roasts, but there are so many creative ways to put this mix to use. Here is a bit of inspiration for you.
- Add a tablespoon or two to rice while cooking for incredible flavor, much like a rice pilaf.
- Add 2-3 tablespoons to pot roast in addition to other seasonings for additional flavor. (you may want to cut added salt though!)
- Add 2 tablespoons to 1/3 cup olive oil mixed with 1/4 cup red wine vinegar and use as a marinades for meats or vegetables before grilling/roasting.
- Add 1 tablespoon to meatloaf mixture before baking.
- Toss with cubed potatoes before roasting or pan frying for a delicious coating of flavor.
Additional Homemade Spice Blends
- Homemade Taco Seasoning
- Homemade Cajun Seasoning
- Homemade Seasoned Salt
- Homemade Dill Seasoning
- Homemade Fajita Seasoning
Dry Onion Soup Mix
Ingredients
- ½ cup dried onion flakes
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp celery powder
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Combine the spices together in a small mixing bowl, until well combined.
- Store in an airtight container for 3 months in the pantry for best flavor.
Equipment Needed
Notes
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
- This recipe yield 2 packets of Dried Onion Soup.
- When a recipe calls for 1 packet of Dried Onion Soup mix, use 1/4 cup of this homemade blend.
- The sugars come from the natural sugars in the onions.
Noticed your recipe says 10 grams of sugar. But sugar is not an ingredient. Does this come from the onions (on keto and avoiding sugar)?
Hi Louie, yes this is natural sugars that come from the dried onions. However, the entire batch actually only has 5 grams, not 10. That means for each serving you would have less than .25 grams.
Hello. Can I use celery seed instead? We love French onion dip on the weekends and I cringe every time I look at the lengthy list of ingredients on the tub! Can’t wait to try this instead! Thank you!
Hi Suz! The celery seed will have more texture, but the flavor works! You can also grind up the celery seed in a clean coffee bean grinder if desired. I hope you enjoy!
Thank you so much for the quick response! All I could find was “minced onion” is this the same as onion flakes ? They also had chopped onion but was all sold out. No sign of onion flakes at the store I was at! Was just to looking online to see if minced onion was comparable but conflicting results. Thanks so much!
And I meant to add it’s minced onion that is dried and in a spice container not one that is contained in any liquid.
Yes, you can absolutely use minced onion (dried) with no change. Some brands call it minced onion 😉
Why is there no beef flavoring? Does the packaged one have this?
Hi Eileen! In the original onion soup recipe, there is not beef added. They do have a “beefy” version, that is where you would add in bouillon if desired.
Im wondering if Incould use celery salt ? I dont have plain cerlery powder. Thanks.
Hi Jacqueline! If you use celery salt, just cut the added salt in half in this recipe 🙂
I still after reading your replies to others, don’t see where all that salt comes from just one teaspoon??
1 teaspoon of salt has 2,300 milligrams of sodium–so that is what people were referencing 🙂
If you want, you can add 4 Tbsp. (1/4 cup) of GF Beef Bouillon Powder to the recipe or 2 Tbsp. Better than Bouillon per recipe serving when making a recipe.
Great tip! Thanks for sharing!
Is the addition of Bouillon to make it taste more like the original recipe or for enhancement?
Thanks!
Hi Barbara! I have not tried adding bouillon, but I would imagine it would add a rich depth to this blend.
We have finally got back our favourite recipe for burgers with this copycat recipe. Thank You so much for this, our grill will be full of burgers again this summer.
Wahoo!! I so happy this recipe will help you enjoy your burgers more Colin.
Thanks for sharing this recipe. I don’t understand where the sodium count is coming from. Please explain. Thanks again.
Lynn
Hi Lynn–the sodium is from the salt, but this calculator is a bit off when estimating sodium count. However the sodium is for the ENTIRE recipe, which is 2 packets–1 serving is only a tiny fraction of the entire recipe. It is SIGNIFICANTLY less than Lipton’s brand. For example–most recipes use 1 packet for 8 servings which would only be 6% or 140 mg of sodium. I hope that helps! But feel free to cut salt in half if you are on a low sodium diet.
Where does the sugar come from in nutritional facts? I thought this was suppose to be Whole 30 and Paleo approved. Am I mistaken?
Hi Lynn! This IS Paleo and Whole30. There is no sugar in this at all–it may be that amount of onion flakes has natural sugars in it and the nutrition facts account for the entire batch. Sorry for the confusion. I hope you enjoy!
Please explain the Nutrition Facts info. I especially don’t understand where the calories and sodium content come from. I’m sorry, but I’m confused.
Hi Marian! The nutritional information is for 1 entire recipe of the mix. So the caloric count is nil per serving 🙂
Thank you so much for posting this recipe!! I am looking forward to making this, as my family can’t use any packet soup mixes because of allergies and the additives they contain. Some recipes I haven’t been able to make because they contain French Onion packet soup mix.
YAY! Donna, that makes me so happy. And as a mom of children with food allergies, I get it!
I would want to add a little cornstarch, for thickening of sauces and gravies I might make with this dip. Wonder how much cornstarch should be added?
Hey Danelle, sorry it took me a couple days to respond. So if you want to use as a sauce or gravy (not in dips) add 1 teaspoon of cornstarch. Enjoy!
I use the mix for other things than dip and it always pains me how full of bad stuff it is. Now I can feel better! Thanks for sharing.
You bet!! Happy to help 🙂
This was always one of my favourite dips, just mix it up. Living in Italy I am always looking for substitutes and thanks to you this is a great one. Love it. thanks
You bet Rosemary! This should help satisfy your craving for home 😉
It’s funny how folks like me who don’t watch the Superbowl still yearn for that old fashioned dried onion soup dip when game time comes. You’ve got a great idea here, as no matter how much I wanted the dip, I doubt I could bring myself to buy that awful dehydrated pre-mixed stuff.
Laura, I hope you give this a try! My family always ate the dip during those games too and this is a great substitute!