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Homemade Croutons

November 16, 2015 By Katie Moseman 9 Comments

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Four ingredients to make these homemade croutons!  Top your soup, salad, or chili with these crunchy, flavorful morsels and you’ll be a happy person.

Homemade Croutons with Soup and Salad

Homemade Croutons

My love of croutons on soup and chili started many years ago with a certain take-out chili, for which I would always make a special request at the window for a packet of salad croutons.  Now that I cook at home far more often than I get take-out, I use my own homemade croutons recipe for a crunchy topping on soups, chilis, and stews.

For today’s soup, I’m taking advantage of one of the most classic and convenient soups you can find: Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Condensed Soup.  Rather than serve it with plain old crackers, I’m putting a twist on it by topping it with freshly made croutons.

Campbell's Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup

At busy times of year (like the holidays), a soup like this one can be a real time-saver.  Serve it as a side dish topped with croutons, or pair it with a salad and toss some homemade croutons on both!

Soup with croutons

I picked up my 23 ounce can Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Condensed Soup (the larger size) at my local Walmart on the soup aisle.

Campbell's Soup at Walmart

While I was there, I picked up a French baguette to make into crunchy homemade croutons.

French bread pieces

Once the bread has been cut into pieces, simply toss with a little olive oil, sage, salt, and pepper, spread on a lined baking sheet, then bake to crunchy perfection.

Homemade Croutons

Homemade Croutons
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Homemade Croutons

Four ingredients to make these homemade croutons! Top your soup, salad, or chili with these crunchy, flavorful morsels and you'll be a happy person.

Course Salad
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 6
Author Katie Moseman

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces French baguette
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon dried sage

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil for easy cleanup.
  2. Cut the baguette down the middle into two long pieces. Cut across each long piece until you have many half-moon shaped pieces of bread.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, drizzle the olive oil over the bread pieces and toss until thoroughly coated. Sprinkle on the salt, black pepper, and sage, then toss again until evenly coated.
  4. Spread out the croutons on the baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, then let cool to room temperature on baking sheet. Croutons become crispier as they cool.

Get more ideas from Campbell’s for your holiday planning!

 

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  1. Krystal

    November 16, 2015 at 7:13 pm

    5 stars
    I have never tried to make my own, and I Really should. It looks so easy! #client

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  2. Kathy Hester

    December 5, 2015 at 10:34 pm

    Homemade croutons are awesome! I love your addition of sage.

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    • Katie

      December 6, 2015 at 10:53 am

      I am a sage fanatic!

      Reply
  3. Josie

    December 5, 2015 at 10:54 pm

    Homemade Croutons are THE best.

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    • Katie

      December 6, 2015 at 10:53 am

      And so easy! I don’t know why I didn’t start doing this before. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet

    December 6, 2015 at 10:33 pm

    Homemade croutons are so easy to make and they just taste so much better than store-bought!

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    • Katie

      December 9, 2015 at 9:44 am

      I know, right? I can’t believe I never tried this before!

      Reply
  5. Michelle @ The Complete Savorist

    December 7, 2015 at 1:29 am

    I’m fairly certain I would just eat those croutons, soup, schmoup. 😉 They look so delicious.

    Reply
    • Katie

      December 9, 2015 at 9:43 am

      I’ll admit- we ate them right off the baking pan every time we walked by!

      Reply

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