Description
Get ready to enjoy the best mushroom soup! This highly-rated recipe features tender potatoes, sautéed mushrooms, carrots, and onions in a creamy, savory broth enriched with cream cheese and sour cream. Finished with fresh dill, it is a comforting meal that comes together in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 potatoes, cubed
- 24 oz mushrooms, sliced
- 1 carrot, grated
- 1 onion, diced
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp all-purpose seasoning (e.g., Mrs. Dash)
- 1 tbsp chicken-style bouillon powder
- 1 mushroom-style bouillon cube
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 tbsp fresh dill
- 6 tbsp vegetable oil
Instructions
- Step: Bring 12 cups of water to a boil in a large pot.
- Step: Add the potatoes, chicken-style bouillon, and mushroom-style bouillon to the water; simmer for 25 minutes until the potatoes are tender. Add the salt, pepper, and all-purpose seasoning halfway through the cooking process.
- Step: While the potatoes simmer, heat oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Sauté the mushrooms, onions, and carrots until the mushrooms have reduced in size, approximately 10 minutes.
- Step: Stir the cream cheese and sour cream into the mushroom mixture until melted and combined.
- Step: Add the mushroom mixture to the pot of simmering potatoes and stir well.
- Step: Stir in the heavy cream and remove the soup from the heat.
- Step: Garnish with fresh dill and serve warm.
Notes
To create a homemade mushroom stock, strain the liquid released by the mushrooms during sautéing and add it directly to the soup pot. You can replace 2 cups of water with vegetable broth if preferred. This soup stores well in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Dish, Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American, Russian/Ukrainian inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 162 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 1043 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 51 mg
Keywords: mushroom soup, creamy mushroom soup, easy dinner, vegetarian soup, potato soup, quick soup