Creamy Mushroom Soup | Easy Healthy Homemade Soup Recipe

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Coconut milk adds creaminess with fewer calories.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water + seasoning

Homemade stock enhances flavor without added cost.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats and is often more affordable.

mushrooms

🥗Healthier: shiitake mushrooms

💰Cheaper: button mushrooms

Button mushrooms are widely available and less expensive.

Melt butter in a saucepan.

Cook onions and garlic together for about 4 to 5 minutes until ready.

Add chopped button mushrooms and increase heat, cooking for about 5 minutes until soft.

Add plain flour and mix in.

Pour in vegetable stock or chicken stock and add bay leaf and dried thyme.

Bring to a boil and simmer for about 20 to 25 minutes.

Remove bay leaf before blending the soup.

Blend the soup to desired consistency.

Add cream and season with salt and black pepper.

Serve with a sprinkle of chives or parsley.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

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