Semi-homemade cream of celery soup is a dish that combines pre-made or store-bought ingredients with fresh ones to create a creamy, flavorful soup. It typically involves using canned cream of celery soup as a base and enhancing it with fresh celery, onions, garlic, and herbs. These fresh ingredients are sautéed and then added to the canned soup, along with milk or cream and seasonings, to enrich its flavor and texture. The result is a comforting, homemade-tasting soup that’s easier and quicker to prepare than making it entirely from scratch.

This almost homemade (semi-homemade) soup is one, which I have prepared from time to time over the years. This approach is a quick and easy way to dress up an ordinary can of cream of celery soup.

Cooking Process

• In a tablespoon of butter or your favorite cooking oil saute onion and celery (see measures below), over medium heat, until they are tender and the onions are translucent :
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup of diced sweet onion or shallots, according to taste
  • 4 to 6, diced, celery sticks
• Add condensed cream of celery soup
• Replace can of water to be added to whole milk
• To increase the volume of soup, I usually, add a second can of milk (Optional)
• Add 1 teaspoon of whole celery seeds  (optional)
• Simmer until ingredients have combined, then either serve or refrigerate for later use.

Notes

• We frequently prepare this on Sunday and reheat it in the microwave during the week as a quick and easy dinner starter.