Description
This Ultimate Creamy Mushroom Soup is rich, velvety, and packed with earthy mushroom flavor. A perfect comfort food soup to warm up on any day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tbsp butter (or olive oil)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 600 g (1.3 lbs) mushrooms (button, cremini, or mix), sliced
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 4 cups vegetable broth (or chicken broth)
- 1 cup heavy cream (or half-and-half)
- 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves (or 1/2 tsp dried thyme)
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- Fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)
Instructions
- Heat butter and olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic and mushrooms, cooking until mushrooms release their juices and start to brown, about 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle flour over the mushrooms and stir well to coat.
- Slowly pour in the broth while stirring constantly, then add thyme and bay leaf. Bring to a gentle boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes to allow flavors to blend.
- Remove bay leaf, then use an immersion blender to partially or fully blend the soup to your preferred texture.
- Stir in heavy cream, adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, and simmer 5 minutes more.
- Garnish with fresh parsley and serve hot with crusty bread.
Notes
For extra depth, add a splash of white wine while cooking the mushrooms. Use a mix of wild mushrooms for an even richer flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: International
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 750mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
Keywords: creamy mushroom soup, ultimate mushroom soup, homemade creamy soup, rich mushroom soup