Description
A cozy bowl of creamy mushroom soup, packed with flavor and high in protein, perfect for crisp days.
Ingredients
Scale
- 30 g / 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 400 g / 14 oz white mushrooms
- 200 g / 7 oz Cremini (Swiss Brown) mushrooms
- 3 1/4 cups vegetable stock or chicken stock
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 3/4 cup crème fraîche or heavy cream
- Croutons for serving
- Cream or extra-virgin olive oil for drizzling
- Parsley, chervil, or thyme leaves (optional)
- Good crusty bread for dunking
Instructions
- Chop mushrooms into quarters and then dice into chunks.
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat, add onion and garlic, cooking for about 3 minutes until softened.
- Add mushrooms and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring often.
- Pour in stock, season with salt and pepper, bring to a gentle boil, then simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.
- Stir in crème fraîche or cream and simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Blend the soup in batches until silky smooth.
- Return the soup to the pot, simmer for a minute or two, then ladle into bowls.
- Drizzle with olive oil or cream, sprinkle croutons and herbs, and serve with bread.
Notes
Use mixed mushrooms for balanced flavor. Homemade vegetable stock delivers depth. Ensure to remove blender lid cap while blending hot soup to prevent splashing.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 264
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 790mg
- Fat: 23g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 77mg