Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup

I love cream of mushroom soup.  I love mushrooms.  I know, it's either a love it or hate it, kind of veggie.  If you love it, you'll be scooping some of this soup into a bowl and warming your soul on a chilly night.  If you aren't crazy about it, you can freeze the soup and use for this awesome Chicken Pot Pie.  We make a ton and do both!

 



 

Cream of Mushroom Soup

8 oz mushrooms, sliced

2 tbsp chopped onion

1 tbsp chopped garlic (about 2-3 cloves)

2 tbsp butter

1 tbsp flour

2 cups beef broth

1 cup heavy cream

Salt and pepper for taste

 

I ended up tripling the batch because I wanted some to eat and to freeze.  So, if you wonder why there is a huge pot...now you know.

 



Add your butter to a hot pan and melt.  Go ahead and chop your onion and garlic also (and mushrooms if you bought them whole like I did).

 

Add the onions and garlic and saute until they are soft.

 

 

Add your mushrooms and stir until they are dark brown and cooked down.  Once the mushrooms are cooked, add the flour and stir well. 

 

Add the beef broth and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.

 

Add the heavy cream and salt and pepper to taste.  Stir well.  Let the soup cook for a few minutes to thicken, making sure to stir constantly.  The heat should be about medium.

 

This part is completely optional.  I like my soup to be fairly thick, so I take about 2-3 cups of mushrooms and blend it.  You don't have to do this.  Some people don't because it does give the soup a grey color some find kinda gross.  Personally, it tastes too good for me to care :)

 

Add the pureed mushrooms back into the soup and heat and stir until thickened.  All done!  At this point, you can serve it up and enjoy, or let it cook and bag it up to freeze.  We did both.  My tripled recipe gave us about 5 bowls of soup and 6 cups to freeze.  The frozen soup will make 4 pot pies!  And the taste is way better than that canned stuff, not to mention better for you!  So, make some up and Enjoy!

 

Happily Homemade

Sandra