Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup Recipe
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 253kcal
This homemade cream of mushroom soup is packed with flavors and is super easy to make at home from scratch. You will never go back to the canned soup I am promising!
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter salted or unsalted
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ cup chopped onions
- 8 ounces button mushroom 250 g, chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- salt & pepper
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Add extra virgin olive oil and butter to a medium size pot and heat over medium high heat until butter is melted.
- Add minced garlic and chopped onion and saute for 2-3 minutes until the onion is softened.
- Now add chopped mushrooms and dried thyme and cook on high heat for 10-12 minutes, until the mushrooms are dark in color.
- Add all-purpose flour and mix well.
- Stir in 3 cups of vegetable broth, and salt & pepper to taste.
- Reduce the heat to low and let the soup simmer for 10-15 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Switch off the heat and let the soup cool down a bit. Remove 1 cup of soup with a few mushroom pieces and set aside.
- Blend the remaining soup using an immersion blender until smooth. You can also transfer it to a blender to blend.
- Add the reserved soup back to the pot along with heavy cream.
- Allow to gently simmer (do not boil). Add chopped parsley and mix well. Serve hot!
Notes
Adding a little red or white wine to the soup increases the flavor a lot.
To make the soup gluten-free, replace all-purpose flour with cornstarch, potato starch, or rice flour.
To make it vegan, do not add butter and replace heavy cream with coconut or cashew cream.
Nutrition
Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 770mg | Potassium: 241mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 998IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg