Light Mushroom Soup Recipes

SKINNY CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Fry bacon in a stockpot over medium heat until it is semi-crispy, about 5 minutes. Stir in potatoes and onion and cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Mix in mushrooms, garlic powder, and onion powder; cook and stir until mushrooms have softened, about 5 minutes more.
• Pour water and milk over mushroom mixture, add thyme and flour, and bring to a boil. Boil until potatoes are very soft, adding water as needed, about 20 minutes. Crush some of the potatoes with a wooden spoon to reach a creamier consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

QUICK CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat; saute mushrooms and onion until tender., Mix flour, salt, pepper and 1 can broth until smooth; stir into mushroom mixture. Stir in remaining can of broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat; stir in cream. Simmer, uncovered, until flavors are blended, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

LIGHT MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• In a 2 1/2-quart souffle dish, melt butter, uncovered at 100 percent power for 1 minute 15 seconds. Meanwhile, finely chop mushrooms in food processor. Add to melted butter, with scallions and celery leaves. Stir to coat with butter. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent power for 3 minutes or until mushrooms look limp.
• Dissolve cornstarch in chicken broth. Add chicken broth mixture, cream, cumin, dill seed and dried boletus, if used, to mushrooms. Cover tightly with polyvinyl plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent power for 6 minutes. Pierce plastic to release steam. Season with salt, lemon juice and hot pepper sauce. Serve hot.

LIGHT AND TASTY MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Chop celery and onion into small pieces.
• Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the oil, onion, celery and mushrooms. Stir often. When the veggies are soft, stir in the flour.
• Lower the heat and then slowly add the milk. Stir often until slightly thickened. Add salt, pepper and soy sauce to taste. Start off with just a bit of soy sauce - too much can overwhelm the soup!

ULTRA LIGHT PORTABELLA MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 4 tablespoons of butter in a pan on medium heat. Saute onions until softened, about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and thyme, and cook for an additional 2 minutes while constantly stirring.
• Stir in chopped mushrooms and any fragments from the sliced mushrooms (the best slices of the baby bella mushrooms are reserved for later use). Stir in thoroughly to coat with the contents of the pan. Stir occasionally for 20 minutes, allowing some moisture to evaporate from the mushrooms.
• Add stock to the pan and lower heat to medium-low. Cook for half an hour uncovered.
• Pour contents of the pan into a blender and puree until is achieves desired consistency. Return to the pan and add milk. Season with salt and pepper, adjusting to taste.

ULTRA LIGHT PORTABELLA MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 4 tablespoons of butter in a pan on medium heat. Saute onions until softened, about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and thyme, and cook for an additional 2 minutes while constantly stirring.
• Stir in chopped mushrooms and any fragments from the sliced mushrooms. Stir in thoroughly to coat with the contents of the pan. Stir occasionally for 20 minutes, allowing some moisture to evaporate from the mushrooms.
• Add stock to the pan and lower heat to medium-low. Cook for half an hour uncovered.
• Pour contents of the pan into a blender and puree until is achieves desired consistency. Return to the pan. Season with salt and pepper, adjusting to taste.