Soups American

Creamy Mushroom

This traditional and vegan-style mushroom soup can be made with traditional ingredients or modified with substituted ingredients to make it a healthier choice for those wanting something a little lighter.

Creamy Mushroom
Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Total
40 min
Servings
2 bowls
(portion sizes are a suggestion, not a law)
Difficulty
easy
Nut-Free
Diet
Vegetarian, Nut-Free, Low-Carb
Away Mission
100 min walk
(or beam directly past it, if the transporter's working today)
#cookbook-original #vegetarian-friendly

Ingredients

  • 1/2 large white onion, diced
  • 2 cups white button mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 package baby portabello mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 tbsp fresh basil leaves
  • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour (or tapioca starch)
  • 1 cup 3% whole milk (or almond milk for dairy-free)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
  • 2 tsp fresh thyme, chopped
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream

Steps

  1. In a large saucepan over medium heat, add the diced onions. Sauté for 4 to 6 minutes while slicing the mushrooms.
  2. Remove onions, add mushrooms to the saucepan, and cook on low for 5 minutes.
  3. Add the onions and mushrooms back together. Add fresh thyme and simmer for at least 10 minutes.
  4. Strain excess water from the saucepan. Add milk, butter, and bay leaf. Reduce heat and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
  5. Stir 1 tablespoon of flour into the broth. Add to the mushrooms and stir. Add the cream.
  6. Simmer for at least 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Taste and add cracked black pepper to taste. Sprinkle basil on top before serving.

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Notes

From Sarah's original "Dinner by the Minute" cookbook, Soups/Stews/Chowders & Bisques volume. Also known as "Shroom Supu."

Nutrition Facts
Per 1 bowl
Calories 450
Burning this off: several minutes of aggressively pretending to enjoy a work Zoom call.
% Daily Value*
Fat 38.0 g 51%
Saturated + Trans 25 g 125%**
Cholesterol 105 mg
Sodium 650 mg 28%
Carbohydrate 20.0 g
Fibre 3.0 g 11%
Sugars 12.0 g 12%
Protein 11.0 g
Potassium 870 mg 19%
Calcium 190 mg 15%
Iron 1.5 mg 8%
*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot. Sodium levels calculated in a country with universal healthcare — and it's free, so don't worry about it too much.
**This dish means well. Some numbers above are having a bit of a moment. Delicious? Absolutely. A daily habit? Let's not. Eat it, enjoy it, then maybe take the stairs.

Substitutions

You can substitute regular flour with a gluten-free alternative, and use almond or soy milk in place of dairy milk for a dairy-free version.