Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup
This cream of mushroom soup is as easy as they come. Lots of straight forward ingredients, simple steps and a delicious end product.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter salted
- 1 1/2 cups onion diced
- 1 cup carrot diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 16 oz button mushrooms sliced
- 16 oz cremini mushrooms sliced
- 6 cups chicken stock or vegetable broth
- 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1 cup half-and-half
Instructions
- Preheat large pot over medium heat. Melt butter, then sauté onion, carrot and garlic for 5 minutes. Stir in mushrooms, salt and pepper and sauté another 5 minutes.
- Pour in chicken stock, spices and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to boil, then reduce to simmer. Cook 15 minutes.
- Puree to desired texture, then stir in half & half. Taste, adjust seasonings, then serve.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 267
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 267kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 42mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 452mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 1010mg | 21% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 3943IU | 79% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 86mg | 9% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.