Home made cream of Chicken/Mushroom

A while back I stumbled across a home made cream of chicken soup recipe. I loved it and have made my own cream of soups ever since!
I do not like how much sodium is in the canned stuff. Also, the ingredient list is so Looooooong and full of mystery ingredients that I don't really care to eat.  I was thrilled to see a home made version. I've been using this recipe for about two years now and it's Very VERY simple. You can make it ahead and freeze it in portions for later.  It only takes a total time of 15minutes to make. I use it for a lot of things, but mainly my home made chicken pot pie, broccoli and cheese casserole, cheesy  potato casserole and ranch steak.  

 I made my own seasoning mix to add to it and the recipe for that is at the bottom. This makes enough to equal about 2 cans of cream of chicken. If you want cream of mushroom soup, additional directions are at the bottom of this page. 
Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 2½ cups chicken broth 
• 1½ cups 2% milk
• ¾ cup white all purpose flour
•  seasoning mix(recipe below)

Direction

Combine the chicken broth and ½ cup of the milk in a saucepan. 

Bring to a low boil. 

 Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the flour and seasonings into the remaining 1 cup milk until a smooth, thick mixture forms. 

Pour the flour and milk mixture into the saucepan with the broth mixture over low heat and stir continuously, whisking as the mixture simmers. Continue to simmer and whisk until the mixture is smooth and thick. It will thicken a bit as it cools. 

Voila. All done. Now it's ready to add to your dish!

Seasoning mix recipe:

2 Tsp onion powder, 1/4 Tsp garlic powder, 1/4tsp black pepper, 2 Tsp sea salt, 1/2 Tsp oregano. This equals 1 "packet" of seasoning to add to the cream of chicken. If you make this in bulk add 2 tablespoons of it to the cream of chicken.


Note: if you want to make cream of mushroom soup, then I just chop up a handful of fresh mushrooms(real fine) and add it to the low boiling mixture. I like it both ways. Most recipes that call for cream of mushroom taste great with this cream of chicken recipe.