Easy and Hearty Mushroom Soup Recipe from @natashaskitchen

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This mushroom soup boasts 2 pounds of fresh mushrooms, so if you’re a mushroom lover like myself, this soup is for you. It is so simple to make and everything is in a light cream broth so you still get some creaminess without the heaviness of many cream soups.

This recipe was shared with us by Olga P., one of the ladies in church. She had made it for the construction crew while our church was being built and the guys raved about it so of course we asked her for the recipe :). 

Easy and Hearty Mushroom Soup Recipe from @natashaskitchen

Ingredients for Mushroom Soup:

8 cups water
2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
3-4 medium potatoes, peeled, diced and rinsed
2 lbs mushrooms, sliced
2 cups half & half (or 1 cup milk + 1 cup heavy cream)
4 Tbsp flour (add 5 Tbsp if you like a creamier soup)
1 medium onion, finely diced
1 large carrot, grated
3 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp mushroom seasoning (or 1/2 Tbsp Mrs. Dash, or vegetable seasoning *see note)
Salt and black pepper to taste
1/3 cup chopped parsley or dill or both

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*Note: Olga P., who shared this recipe with me, uses a mushroom seasoning that she purchased at the European market. We knew that not everyone may have access to it, so we tried using Mrs. Dash seasoning instead and it was still very tasty. YOu can also sub with this Mushroom Seasoning, or this Mushroom Soup Seasoning, adding it to taste. 

How to Make Mushroom Soup:

1. Add potatoes to a pot with 8 cups water and 2 cups stock. Bring potatoes to a light boil and continue to cook for about 10 minutes or until potatoes are almost cooked. Meanwhile saute sliced mushrooms over medium high heat until they are lightly browned and softened. Add mushrooms to the soup pot and continue cooking 5-8 min.

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2. Meanwhile, heat the same skillet over medium/high heat. Add 3 Tbsp butter along with diced onion and grated carrot, and saute until golden (8-10 min) then add to the soup pot. For picky eaters who don’t like the onion texture, you can puree the sautéed carrots and onion in a blender or food processor. 

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3. Whisk together 2 cups half and half and 4 Tbsp flour until smooth. Add cream mixture to the soup. Add seasonings to taste (If not using mushroom seasoning, we recommend the following seasoning combination: 1 Tbsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, and 1/2 Tbsp Mrs. Dash). Stir in 1/3 cup chopped Parsley or Dill or a mix of both. Bring to a boil for a few minutes, check potatoes for doneness and remove from heat.

Easy and Hearty Mushroom Soup Recipe from @natashaskitchen

Mushroom Soup Recipe

4.94 from 63 votes
Author: Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com
Easy and Hearty Mushroom Soup Recipe from @natashaskitchen
This mushroom soup boasts 2 pounds of mushrooms, so if you're a mushroom lover like myself, this soup is for you. It uses a light cream broth so you still get some creaminess without the heaviness of cream soups.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients 

Servings: 8 -10 servings
  • 8 cups water
  • 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
  • 3-4 medium potatoes, peeled, diced and rinsed
  • 2 lbs mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 cups half & half, or 1 cup milk + 1 cup heavy cream
  • 4 Tbsp flour, add 5 Tbsp if you like a creamier soup
  • 1 medium onion, finely diced
  • 1 large carrot, grated
  • 3 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 Tbsp mushroom seasoning, or 1/2 Tbsp Mrs. Dash, or vegetable seasoning *see note
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • 1/3 cup chopped parsley or dill or both

Instructions

  • Add potatoes to a pot with 8 cups water and 2 cups stock. Bring potatoes to a light boil and continue to cook for about 10 min or until potatoes are almost cooked. Meanwhile saute sliced mushrooms over medium high heat until lightly browned and softened. Add mushrooms to the soup pot and continue cooking 5-8 min.
  • Meanwhile, heat the same skillet over medium/high heat. Add 3 Tbsp butter along with diced onion and grated carrot, and saute until golden (8-10 min) then add to the soup pot. For picky eaters who don't like the onion texture, you can puree the sautéed carrots and onion in a blender or food processor.
  • Whisk together 2 cups half and half and 4 Tbsp flour until smooth. Add cream mixture to the soup. Add seasonings to taste (If not using mushroom seasoning, we recommend the following seasoning combination: 1 Tbsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, and 1/2 Tbsp Mrs. Dash). Stir in 1/3 cup chopped Parsley or Dill or a mix of both. Bring to a boil for a few minutes, check potatoes for doneness and remove from heat.

Notes

*Note: Olga P., who shared this recipe with me, uses a mushroom seasoning
that she purchased at the European market. We knew that not everyone may have access to it, so we tried using Mrs. Dash seasoning instead and it was still very tasty. You can also substitute with a different Mushroom seasoning or Mushroom soup seasoning and add it to taste. 
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Russian, Ukrainian
Keyword: Mushroom Soup
Skill Level: Easy/Medium
Cost to Make: $$
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Easy and Hearty Mushroom Soup Recipe from @natashaskitchen 

In other news, the bun is still in the oven. I guess I’m being inpatient – she still has 11 days to get chubbier. I’m just super excited!! 🙂 And, I’m ready for the weather to start warming up, but for now; soup’s on. 

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  • Alinkaa
    June 9, 2015

    Hello, I stumbled upon your website few weeks ago and used some of your recipes and my husband already has favorites from the recipes i found on your website. Thank you so much for taking your time to share with all of us wife’s that want to keep our hubby’s tummies happy 🙂 !
    Also, can you tell me what is the difference between the Mushroom soup recipe and the Mushroom potato soup recipe.. Looks like they are close and both have potatoes,.
    Thank you 🙂

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      June 9, 2015

      I’m so glad you are both enjoying the recipes! 🙂 The mushroom potato soup is a little heartier and has less liquid – it’s a little more like a stew. The mushroom soup has twice the amount of mushrooms and makes a bigger pot. I like them both, but I think the mushroom potato soup is a little more popular. Click here to view the recipe :).

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      • Alinkaa
        June 9, 2015

        Awesome. Thank you! 😀

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  • TK
    June 2, 2015

    This soup is very delicious, the only down side to this soup it’s to greasy. 3 tbsp of butter is WAY to much. I stopped using the butter and switched to avocado oil, healthier and less fattening. But overall delicious. Will be making some more in the near future.

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      June 2, 2015

      Thank you very much for sharing your tip about avocado oil. It’s definitely a healthy option. We just started using avocado oil in our home recently and love it.

      Reply

  • Tiffany Tagorda
    April 11, 2015

    Hi Natasha, your soup looks very appetizing. I would like to ask if what type of heavy cream do you use?

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      April 11, 2015

      Tiffany, I use heavy whipping cream and the best price I found in Costco. Hope this helps :).

      Reply

  • Viktoriya
    March 31, 2015

    Yummmmmm! I just made this soup yesterday and ahhhh. As always, my husband loved it too. It’s so flavorful and mushroomy! Thank you!

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      March 31, 2015

      I’m so happy you both enjoyed the soup :). Thanks so much for the awesome review 🙂

      Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      March 31, 2015

      I’m so happy you both enjoyed the soup :). Thanks so much for the awesome review 🙂

      Reply

  • Maureen
    March 25, 2015

    I love mushroom so this is definitely a good recipe for me. The creaminess of it sounds perfect. It looks very delicious!

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      March 25, 2015

      Thanks Maureen :). Mushrooms add such great flavor to recipes 🙂

      Reply

  • Natalie
    March 12, 2015

    Made this soup for dinner:) thank you for the recipe it was really good:) I love mushrooms everywhere lol but I also added some chicken and 3 pieces of garlic ( love love garlic almost everywhere)

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      March 13, 2015

      You are very welcome Natalie and great job on improvising with the recipe :).

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  • Yana
    March 10, 2015

    Thank you for this recipe it was easy and so good. My husband loves anything with mushrooms:))

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      March 10, 2015

      I’m so happy you loved it! Thanks so much for sharing that with me Yana 🙂

      Reply

  • Vika
    March 5, 2015

    Thanks for the amazing recipe! Best soup I had so far, my daughter loves soups and wanted to try something new! She and husband loved it!!!

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      March 5, 2015

      I’m so happy you all loved it! Thank you so much for the awesome review 🙂

      Reply

  • Ana S
    March 4, 2015

    Going to try this today! Do you use broth or stock bc you mentioned broth for ingredients and then it said stock in the directions

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      March 4, 2015

      Broth and Stock are used interchangeably (or at least in my mind anyway). Chicken broth 🙂

      Reply

  • kaveryanov
    March 4, 2015

    What size quart pot does this make

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      March 4, 2015

      The pot, used in this recipe, was 5 1/2 quarts. Hope this helps :).

      Reply

  • Julie
    March 2, 2015

    This one is a keeper, just made it and turned out so good. I did not have any mr dush so I blended some dried wild picked mushrooms into a fine powder and used that instead 🙂 very yummy, thanks for a great recepie and blessing on your delivery

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      March 2, 2015

      Thank you so much Julie! Dried wild mushrooms sound so good and flavorful!

      Reply

  • Gail
    February 28, 2015

    Sounds delicious. I’m going to try to reduce the recipe by half and use some dried mushrooms, of which I have an abundance. Blessings to you and your family.

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      February 28, 2015

      Thank you for writing in Gail :). I would like to know how it turns out with using dried mushrooms, and blessings to you and your family as well.

      Reply

  • Stacey
    February 26, 2015

    Hi Natasha, I was just wondering.. Is this soup freezable? Will it taste te same if I freeze it and later thaw it know the fridge?

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      February 26, 2015

      Hi Stacey, to be honest, I haven’t tried freezing it so I’m not sure if it will affect the consistency. I imagine it would be ok, but I just haven’t experimented to give you a concrete answer.

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  • Erin @ Miss Scrambled Egg
    February 26, 2015

    Soup has been the ultimate go-to for my family this winter. It’s too cold to do anything outside. All I want is the comfort from a nice bowl of soup and a roaring fireplace. I need to have this soup in my life! <3

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      February 26, 2015

      A roaring fireplace does sound so nice! I wish we had a real fireplace instead of just gas. A crackling fire is so cozy 🙂

      Reply

  • Shelby @ Go Eat and Repeat
    February 25, 2015

    I absolutely love mushrooms! I put them into as many soups and pasta dishes as possible. This will be just one more to try!

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      February 25, 2015

      Thanks Shelby :), I agree, mushrooms make so many dishes taste much better. I just made some French Dip Pastrami Sandwiches with mushrooms and they were delicious.

      Reply

  • Rookie With A Cookie
    February 25, 2015

    Add a little bit cream and this would be such a good mushroom soup!

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      February 25, 2015

      You definitely could! We wanted to keep it a little lighter so we improvised with half and half 🙂

      Reply

  • Sveta
    February 25, 2015

    Made this soup today…it was DELICIOUS! Thanks for all the great recipes! May God bless you and your family! 🙂

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      February 25, 2015

      I’m so happy you enjoyed the soup! 🙂 Thank you for your sweet comment and blessings to you as well! 🙂

      Reply

  • Vera
    February 25, 2015

    I love mushrooms. Looks delicious, will have to try it right away. Thank you for the recipe

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      February 25, 2015

      You’re so welcome Vera 🙂

      Reply

  • natasha
    February 25, 2015

    Wil definitely be making this soup.Made almost all the soups from your site and loved each one of them and some definitely became our families favorites 😉 Just today finished ukha with shrimps and tulapia fish oh yummy.
    Thank you!

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      February 25, 2015

      I’m so happy to hear you are enjoying the recipes! It sounds like you are a soup loving family. I wish my son loved soups more, but he does eat some of them so I’m thankful for that. 😉

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      • natasha
        March 11, 2015

        Made it today! Loved it! And I must mention it was easy to make! Sorry got to go eat the soup lol

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        • Natasha
          natashaskitchen
          March 11, 2015

          I’m so glad to hear you are enjoying the soup. Thank you so much for a great review! 🙂

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  • Mom's Dish
    February 24, 2015

    If Tim will see this he will get on my case. Maybe I should surprise him before he gets to see this 🙂

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      February 25, 2015

      It sounds like you have a mushroom lover on your hands 😉

      Reply

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