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Creamy Mushroom Soup

Heart Warming Creamy Mushroom Soup

This homemade creamy mushroom soup is packed with flavor and super easy to make! This comforting soup is ready in less than 30 minutes and uses simple, everyday ingredients that make it extra tasty. The perfect quick and easy dinner to serve during the cold fall and winter months. You will never buy packaged soup again!
5 from 7 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine International
Servings 4 servings
Calories 105 kcal

Equipment

  • Big pot
  • Hand blender, mixer or food processor
  • Skillet (optional)

Ingredients
 
 

  • 500 g Mushrooms see recommendations in post above
  • 2 medium Onions (or 4 challots)
  • 3 cloves Garlic (chopped)
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 250 g potatoes (washed and diced, you can peel them if you want to but don't have to)
  • 1 pack fresh thyme (around 20g) remove the thyme leaves from the stem and keep them in a bowl till needed
  • 1 l vegetable broth
  • 3 dl Heavy cream
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Start prepping your ingredients. Slice the mushrooms, remove the thyme leaves from the stem, dice the potatoes and peel the garlic.
    Make sure to have all your ingredients ready before you start cooking the mushroom soup.

Make the soup

  • In a big pot melt the butter on medium heat.
  • Add the onions and mushrooms and let them cook till soft.
  • Add the garlic and the thyme leaves. Let this cook for a quick minute.
  • Add the diced potatoes and let them cook for a few minutes.
  • Pour in the broth and bring everything to a boil.
  • Cover the pot with a lid and let the soup simmer on medium heat for 15-20 minutes or until the potatoes are soft.
    Check if the potatoes are soft by stabbing them with a fork or knife. If it goes right through with no resistance then they are ready,
  • Add the heavy cream and bring the soup to a boil again till it thickens.
  • Puree everything using a hand blender, stand mixer or food processor.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Top the soup with some mushrooms (check notes below) and serve it with crusty bread.

Notes

Mushroom topping:
  • keep some of the sliced mushrooms on the side.
  • In a skillet melt some butter.
  • Add the mushrooms & season with some thyme, salt and pepper.
  • Cook till soft and keep on the side till the soup is ready.

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Nutrition

Calories: 105kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 278mgPotassium: 207mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 455IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 0.4mg

Nutrition information is calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information.

Keyword Dinner, Easy, Savory
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