Tip #13

Tip #13
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BACKGROUND:
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WATKINS CHICKEN SOUP BASE is soooooo versatile! And so good! This tip
can't possibly cover all the ways to use this product, but we'll try to
give you lots of ideas.

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, cheese sauce and white sauces are all basic to many
favorite dishes, but are time-consumingto 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!

* Contains real chicken fat.
* Delicious unique blend tastes like it is from scratch.
* Concentrated/Economical/Space-Saving: 1 Chicken Soup Base = 20 cans
of the competing brand
* Convenient: Make delicious foods in a fraction of the time of cooking
from scratch!
* Versatile: Make soups, sauces, gravies, dips and more!
* No added MSG (MSG occurs naturally in many fruits and vegetables)


USAGE:
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If you watch any cooking show on the Food network, you will hear them
tell you to keep chicken stock on hand. It comes in cans or boxes, and
once opened pretty much needs to be used right away. There are
resealable boxes, that you can put in the fridge, but this takes more planning
than I put into meals.

If you have a can of Watkins Chicken Soup and Gravy Base, on hand, you
are set to go at a moments notice! It has much better flavor, no added
msg, and even has the chicken fat for the best chicken flavor you can
imagine. It is as if you cooked all day! But you didn't - your smarter
than that!

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For people on low sodium diets, use Watkins Chicken Soup Mix in place
of salt to flavor your food. It's not sodium free, but is low sodium.

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Use Watkins Chicken Soup Mix in the water used for boiling or poaching
fish, shellfish, or vegetables.

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Use Watkins Chicken Soup Mix instead of salt when making biscuits or
dumplings.

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Use Watkins Chicken Soup Mix in gravies, sauces, or chicken pot pie
recipes.

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Add Watkins Chicken Soup Mix instead of salt when boiling noodles,
rice, potatoes, etc.

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Another favorite is Lemon Chicken Rice - just cook the chicken, rice,
onions, celery, & carrots in Chicken Soup Base. Add lemon juice near the
end to taste. Sprinkle on a little Watkins Lemon Pepper.


STORIES
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I haven't bought soup at the grocery store in years. I am a soup lover
and we have soup at least twice a week in the winter months. I have had
so much fun creating soups with our soup bases. My favorite is
Chicken-Vegetable Tarragon & it's so easy. Just cook a chicken breast in water
with Chicken Soup Base, add Cream Soup Base, a package of frozen
veggies and a little Watkins Tarragon. Yum!

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I love the Chicken Soup mix! It got my kids to eat veggies after my
mother-in-law used it in the cooking water.
- Cheryl O

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I often ask myself how I ever got along without the Watkins Chicken
Base and the Cream Base!!

I make chicken nuggets with the chicken base as a coating (with flour)
everyone loves them!! So would think it would be just fine for chicken
fried steak. I sometimes use one of the Watkins Soy Sauces in the mix.
Or some Cayenne.

I love making soups with both of these together especially adding rice
and chicken.

I know none of you ever have to have a frozen dinner but these soups
are great for adding just a tad more flavor and gravy to those too. Like
I have always said, "Watkins is for the person that doesn't cook (me)
and for the gourmet.
- Linda H

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I was looking for a Watkins associate to buy the chicken soup base when
I signed up. I had used it before I was an associate and needed more,
but could not find an associate until I saw Jan's ad. I use it for the
best gravies ever, in soups, in stews, in browning bags with beef, pork,
venison, and I would use it in deserts but I have not found a chicken
flavored desert yet.
- Curtis H

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I use it in green beans and all sorts of veges, and other cooking
methods. I use it every time I make rice and pasta to season the water,
instead of just adding salt.
- Jan R

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When I cook pasta I put just a little of the garlic grapeseed oil in
the water. I don't rinse it afterwards. Then I just shake on some chicken
soup base and mix it in. My family loves this, including the dog. I
have cooked the pasta with the chicken soup base in the water, but I like
it better the other way.
- Lorraine B

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Well, I was making some chicken and I did not know what to make with
it. Well I saw my chicken soup base sitting on the counter and I just
started to make the gravy with it. Well, I said add the chicken to it. So
I did. Then I said Through in some sweet peas into it. Well then I said
it doesn't look like something to just eat like that. I then made some
biscuits and poured the chicken mixture over the biscuits. It was
delicious.
So now I will put it in order for how I did it all.

First, bake a whole chicken.
Second, after chicken cools, pick the meat off.
Third, Make gravy directions (double) from the chicken soup base.
Fourth, take one can sweet peas and drain.
Fifth, after gravy is thick add peas and the amount of chicken you want
in it.
Sixth, bake biscuits while you are making the first 5 things.
Last, take hot biscuits and put on plate pour over chicken mixture,
season with salt and Watkins pepper.
Give it a try, I promise you will love it.
- James K

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Oyster Cracker Munchies
2 TBS Watkins Original Grapeseed Oil
3 Tsp Watkins Chicken Soup Base
6 oz Oyster Crackers

Mix Grapeseed Oil & Soup Base Together. Stir in Oyster Crackers. Bake
375 for 6-8 min.
You can microwave them for a couple minutes on high, stir after each
minute or so to prevent burning. I prefer the oven method, but my friends
like to "nuke em"
- Lorijo

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For gravy, you add a little flour. Instructions are on the can.
I use the Chicken Soup base to make a sauce for Pasta...

2 tablespoons Watkins Chicken Soup Base
2 tablespoons Watkins Grapeseed Oil (regular or flavored)
2 tablespoons flour
1.5 Cups milk
Watkins Black Pepper to taste (I add a ton!)

It is yummy on plain pasta, or over rice.
- Jerry F


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I like to add beef, chicken or onion soup base to my mashed potatos. I
just add a tespoon or two to the potatos after I mash them. It adds a
nice bit of flavor.
- Rodney F

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Kim S. told us about this terrific recipe and how much her family likes
it, so we had to try it. We completely agree with Kim, this is simple
and the taste is amazing! It came from watkinsonline.com

Chicken and Rice Casserole

Ingredients
1 cup/250 mL uncooked white rice
1/2 cup/125 mL Cream Soup Base
2 tbsp/30 mL Mushroom Soup Base
2 tbsp/30 mL Chicken Soup Base
2 tbsp/30 mL Onion Soup Base
1/4 cup/60 all purpose flour
1-1/2 cups/375 mL 1% low-fat milk
1-1/2 cups/375 mL water
8 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

Note from Kitchen: To add a little color to chicken,
before cooking sprinkle with Paprika

Cooking Directions
In 9 × 13-inch/23 × 33-cm baking dish, combine all ingredients except
chicken. Stir until well blended. Place chicken on top of rice mixture.
Cover with foil and bake at 350ºF/180ºC for 60 minutes or until rice is
done (add 15 minutes if chicken is frozen).

Makes 8 servings.