I have been messing about with Campball's soups the cream of stuff.
I wonder if you also experiment with this product.
I had a couple of cups of beef stew left over and took one can of split ham and pea, one can of cream of celery, 2 cups of Half and half, and added in a TBS of pepper flakes.
Fried up some thin sliced potatoes and made a stew of sorts. Interesting and not bad.