What can I use instead of Vegetable broth?

Vegetable bouillon + water: 1 cube (or 1 tsp granules) + 1 cup hot water. Chicken broth: 1 cup.

Substitute for Vegetable broth

What it does in a recipe: Plant-based savory base for soups, grains, and sauces.

2 substitutes, ranked by what's already in your pantry. Amounts are dataset values — US and metric where a ratio exists.

Vegetable bouillon + water

per 1 cup vegetable broth

US1 cube (or 1 tsp granules) + 1 cup hot water

Metric1 cube + 240 ml hot water

Pantry stapleBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeEgg-freeFish-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-free

Same job, saltier — halve the recipe's salt.

What changes: Saltier

Chicken broth

per 1 cup vegetable broth

US1 cup

Metric240 ml

Pantry stapleBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeEgg-freeFish-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeContains meat

Deeper flavor; not vegetarian.

What changes: Not vegetarian

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Common questions

What can I use instead of Vegetable broth?: Vegetable bouillon + water: 1 cube (or 1 tsp granules) + 1 cup hot water. Chicken broth: 1 cup.
What is the exact ratio to substitute Vegetable broth?: Vegetable bouillon + water (per 1 cup vegetable broth) — US: 1 cube (or 1 tsp granules) + 1 cup hot water. Metric: 1 cube + 240 ml hot water.
What changes when you substitute Vegetable broth?: Saltier. Not vegetarian.

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