Cream of Mushroom Soup

This is quite easily and most definitely the best cream of mushroom soup we’ve ever had. Eating it was an absolute pleasure. Packed with mushroom flavor and velvety smooth, it’s divine. Perfect on a cool fall day with flurries coming down.

It’s hard to take a great picture of what is essentially a brown soup, but I tried. The picture definitely does not do the flavor of this cream of mushroom soup justice. No picture could.

Cream of Mushroom Soup

To get such great mushroom flavor, this soup is packed with mushrooms, both fresh and dried that have been reconstituted. If you really, really love meaty mushrooms, then you’ll love this soup right out of the pot. If you love mushrooms but don’t prefer a lot of them, serve the creamy soup with a few spoonfuls of the mushrooms added in at the end.

I like to use my good ole trusty Dutch oven to make this soup and pretty much darned near anything like it on my stovetop. It’s nice and big and sturdy. That extra weight helps it maintain and distribute heat perfectly. As an added bonus, it’s actually pretty easy to clean up too!

Also try my delicious cream of celery soup and my creamy cheddar soup.

Cream of Mushroom Soup
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Cream of Mushroom Soup

To get such great mushroom flavor, this soup is packed with mushrooms, both fresh and dried that have been reconstituted. If you really, really love meaty mushrooms, then you’ll love this soup right out of the pot. 
Course Main
Cuisine American
Keyword mushroom, soup
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 622kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place the dried porcini mushrooms into a small bowl and cover with hot water. Set aside to allow to reconstitute until soft. Reserve the liquid and slice the mushrooms.
  • Meanwhile, warm the chicken stock in a small pot.
  • Melt the butter in a medium pot over medium-high heat.
  • Add the onion and celery and saute for 5 minutes.
  • Add the sliced mushrooms and cook another 10 minutes.
  • Add the flour and stir. The mixture will get thick.
  • Reduce heat to low and cook for 10 minutes.
  • Stir in the warmed chicken stock, the liquid from the reconstituted porcini mushrooms, and the heavy cream..
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Bring to a simmer and let simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Serving: There are a lot of mushrooms in this soup. They are needed to give it such a fantastic mushroom flavor, but if you find them to be too much in the soup, just serve the creamy liquid portion with as little or as much of the mushroom ‘meat’ as you wish. We enjoyed the soup served both ways, with or without the mushrooms.

Nutrition

Calories: 622kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 48g | Saturated Fat: 29g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 140mg | Sodium: 271mg | Potassium: 828mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1623IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutritional values are approximate.