Light Meal – Creamy Mushroom Soup
Mushrooms are not only delicious, they are also an excellent source of B vitamins and selenium and contain a powerful antioxidant.
I made this easy creamy mushroom soup that is full of mushrooms flavor last Sunday. I served it with wholemeal walnut bread as light lunch and my family enjoyed this soup very much.
- Ingredients:
- 250g Shiitake mushrooms
- 250g White button mushrooms
- 60g Butter
- 1 large Onion, chopped
- 1 tbsp Garlic, chopped
- 2 1/2 tbsp Plain flour
- 500ml Chicken broth + 500ml water (microwave for 4 mins)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 cup Whipping cream
- Salt to taste
Methods:
- Clean mushrooms with a damp cloth and chop the caps and stems.
- Heat up butter in a medium pan and saute onions till soft but not browned.
- Add in garlic and mushrooms and cook over high heat for 3-5 minutes whilst stirring constantly.
- Sprinkle plain flour over the mushrooms, mix well till combined.
- Pour in the hot chicken broth + water and bring to boil. Add in bay leaf and simmer at medium heat for 15-20 mins.
- Remove bay leaf and leave the soup to cool for about 5 mins.
- Place the soup in a food processor or hand blender. Blend well till smooth in two batches.
- Return the soup to the pot reheat until boiling and add salt to taste.
- Then lower to medium heat and stir in whipping cream, stir well and serve.
- When serve add a dash of ground black pepper on soup.
Hi Ann! This recipe is for how many paxs? Thanks
It’s ok. I got the answer already. Apologies. Thanks
My mouth is already watering! Cream of mushroom is one of my favourite soups and with walnut bread is even better. Truly a perfect combination!!
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Thanks Denise 🙂
Wow…mushroom soup…yummy. Homecooked ones are so helathy. Thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂
I love to use king oyster mushroom too for this mushroom soup. I usually to get an earthy flavour, I bake the shittake mushroom first to make broth.
Love combination of yellow colour here!
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Oh really! That's sound flavorful. Next time I'll bake the mushroom first. Thanks 🙂
Yum! My husband and I would love this soup. We are huge mushroom fans.
yum….=] I love mushroom soup! I've never made it before though….only the canned stuff =D It's cool how the soup turned sort of purple!
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hahaa…I thought this is earthy or greyish color not purple 🙂
Nothing beats a good and nutritious homemade mushroom soup.. Ours are sometimes instant creamy mushroom soup.. not a good mummy I am..
will try this in future.. Thanks Ann.
Ann, this looks really good and I love mushroom soup. Nothing like the homemade kind that's for sure!
The mushroom has a light purple colour…which looks very beautiful and appetizing!
creamy yummy soup!!
I am definitely in for homemade mushroom soup – real stuff! I used to eat a lot of Campbell mushroom soup as a kid :O…but I know those canned stuff are not really good.
Looks very appetizing. Nice with toast bread.
Mmmmmmm, sounds and looks delicious girl. Now how "bout that wholemeal walnut bread recipe???I was raised in Stockton, Missouri..the black walnut capital of the world. Just in case inquiring minds want to know! LOL!Ya'll have a wonderfully blessed day a sweet!!!
Looks really really good Ann. Restaurant consistency! (Certainly better than a lot of mid range cafes who throw in a can of Campbell's and just add a few mushrooms!)Reply:Thank you for your compliment.
Hi Ann! Thanks for sharing this mushroom soup recipe. Easy to prepare and very nice! But my children preferred a thicker texture. I wonder where had I gone wrong. Is it because I didn’t put enough mushrooms? Or maybe I should add more flour? Oh, I actually didn’t use whipping cream but replaced with fresh milk. Is it the reason?
Hi Ann, can I replace whipping cream with Farmers Union Thickened cream? Do I still use 1 cup? Thanks
Mushroom soup with cream sounds real good!!
I love mushroom soup… I wish my family loved it as much as I do!
Best wishes and happy weekend,
Natasha.
This soup looks colorful and creamy!!! delicious!!! a kiss, Luciana
cream mushrooms is one of my fave western soup and yours look really good served with the walnut bread 🙂
Oh I love mushroom… this one is good, hubby will definitely love this. He couldn't eat without any soup… I'll try this! thanks for sharing! happy weekend!
Sorry, Ann! May I know how many people can I serve this soup to? If its for 10, do I double the recipe? Thanks
Normally 1 litre of liquid (500ml chicken + 500ml water) can be served for 5-6 persons.
Soup is such a comfort food. Love your creamy mushroom soup … very nice picture too 🙂
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Thanks Lia for your nice compliments.
Mushroom soup is very healthy and easy to make.
Love your pictures, very colourful.
Sounds perfectly delicious! Yummy! The bread too!
My kiddies love mushrooms and eat them any way, raw, stir fried, or steamed with fish. Having it as soup is their favorite though. Your soup looks really good and has great colour too. My kids would lick their bowls clean.
The soup looks good Ann. I sometimes reduce the cream from the soup and whisk some till soft peaks and stir through some chopped chives and dollop the soup with it. In my family, they are a bunch of weird people. They like to see cream in the soup and finish off by stirring it through the soup themselves!
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Thanks Quinn, Sounds good! I'll try your method when I make this soup again.
wow soup looks sooo delicious …it my favorite but never prepared at home ….lovely presentation dear
I like mushroom soup but not my family members, so no chance to try. Love your purple mushroom soup.
it's one of my favorites!light,tasty,full of nutrients!
m sure my family would enjoy this soup. they love all kinds of mushrooms esp shitake… i love the earthy flavor it brings in… but best of all i like this soup since it's rich and creamy… mmmm good! (oops sorry campbells, i gotta use your tag line haha!)
Your Creamy Mushroom Soup looks delicious. I love soup anytime, any day. Another addition to my recipe box.
Cream mushroom soup is an all-time favourite in my house for me and my daughter. The last batch of frozen mushroom soup was used up just yesterday. A timely reminder that I have to make some and freeze them in batches.
I love homemade mushroom soup! Yours look perfectly yummy, can I have one bowl too? 🙂
what a beautiful colour of that soup!
Have a nice day!
Paula
Love mushroom soup. Great color as well.
Love your yummy soup and the pics are so cool!
Hi Ann! Thanks for sharing this mushroom soup recipe. Easy to prepare and very nice! But my children preferred a thicker texture. I wonder where had I gone wrong. Is it because I didn’t put enough mushrooms? Or maybe I should add more flour? Oh, I actually didn’t use whipping cream but replaced with fresh milk. Is it the reason?
Sorry, Ann! May I know how many people can I serve this soup to? If its for 10, do I double the recipe? Thanks
Normally 1 litre of liquid (500ml chicken + 500ml water) can be served for 5-6 persons.
Hi Ann, can I replace whipping cream with Farmers Union Thickened cream? Do I still use 1 cup? Thanks
Hi Ai Li, This Farmers Union Thickened cream is cooking cream according online. So this can be used.
cream mushrooms is one of my fave western soup and yours look really good served with the walnut bread 🙂
This soup looks colorful and creamy!!! delicious!!! a kiss, Luciana
Looks very appetizing. Nice with toast bread.
I love mushroom soup… I wish my family loved it as much as I do!
Best wishes and happy weekend,
Natasha.
Looks really really good Ann. Restaurant consistency! (Certainly better than a lot of mid range cafes who throw in a can of Campbell's and just add a few mushrooms!)
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Thank you for your compliment.
Oh I love mushroom… this one is good, hubby will definitely love this. He couldn't eat without any soup… I'll try this! thanks for sharing! happy weekend!
creamy yummy soup!!
Yum! My husband and I would love this soup. We are huge mushroom fans.
The soup looks delicious! Do you think dried mushrooms can be substituted for fresh ones in this recipe? Thanks.
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You mean Chinese dried mushroom? I think fresh mushrooms is so much better that they really bring out the aroma of the mushrooms.
This mushroom soup of yours looks perfect! I have nit attempt to make mushroom soup before, but looking at yours is really inspiring! Thanks for sharing this.