Onion Soup Mix in a Bowl

As a lover of both slow cookers and potatoes, I was pretty excited to read about TikTok’s viral “swamp potatoes”.

Also known as “smothered green beans”, the old-school Southern US dish combines spuds, spicy sausage, green beans and butter, with seasonings like paprika and, often, a pack of French onion soup.

Which left me to wonder – what else can you make with the flavour-packed ingredient?

After all, many of us swear by onion powder for an extra punch in everything from batters to dips.

Here are seven French onion soup powder recipes Redditors in r/Cooking and r/EatCheapAndHealthy swear by:

1. “It’s excellent as a crust on roasted pork loin.”

Credit:u/Inquisicook

This recipe uses it as a crisp outer layer on the meat, while another one shows it can be used in a more tender........

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