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Cream of Mushroom Soup From Scratch
Ditch the can! Make your own Cream of Mushroom soup from scratch!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 4 cups
Calories: 256 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 16 oz cremini mushrooms - cleaned and sliced halved if large
- 4 + 2 tablespoon of salted butter
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups half and half
- 2 cups 2% milk
- 1/2 - 1 cup chicken stock or vegetable stock, room temp or warm
- 6 leaves sage julianned
- 1/2 teaspoon salt to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- Create a roux by melting 4 tablespoons of butter on medium low in a medium sized pot. Add flour slowly, stirring constantly to create a roux.
- Once all of the flour and butter is mixed together and lightly browned, slowly add cream and milk, stirring constantly. Add salt, pepper, and sage.
- Reduce heat a little and let it all simmer and reduce for at least 30 minutes or until it's reached desired thickness.
- Meanwhile, in a large sauté pan with melt the other 2 tablespoons of butter on medium heat and add the mushrooms. Sauté until almost all the moisture is cooked off.
- Add soup to the mushrooms in sauté pan and mix well. Slowly add chicken stock and mix well until combined. Continue to cook and reduce for another 10-15 minutes until desired thickness is reached.
- Remove from heat and let cool. Transfer to jars to store in fridge for up to 3 days.
- Yields approximately 4-5 cups.
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Notes
- Substitutions
- Substitutions
- Milk and Cream: You can use whatever combination you'd like. All whole milk, or less half and half and more 2% milk. Just think that the more of the higher fat content milk/cream, the creamier and richer the soup will be.
- Sage: Use 1/2 teaspoon of dried sage.
- Stock: Use chicken stock or vegetable stock.
- Make it Creamier
- Make it Creamier
- Reduce the amount of chicken stock to make a creamier soup.
- Freezing
- Freezing
- While you technically can freeze this soup, when you reheat it, it may have a little grainy texture and separate when defrosted and rewarmed.
Nutrition Information
Calories
256kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
48mg
(16%)
Sodium
465mg
(19%)
Potassium
777mg
(22%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
464IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
237mg
(24%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 256
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 256kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 48mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 465mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 777mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 464IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 237mg | 24% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.