Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup

This healthy, easy, Cream of Mushroom Soup recipe takes 5 minutes to prep and uses mushrooms, almond milk, chickpea flour, and a few pantry staples. It's SO easy and ridiculously scrumptious. Once you taste the best vegan cream of mushroom soup, you really WON'T believe it's vegan!

Course Soup

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 1-cup servings

Calories 247kcal

Author Traci - TheKitchenGirl.com

Ingredients

3 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/3 lb. Mushrooms chopped (about 3 cups)
2 Tbsp Shallot (or onions) finely chopped
2 cloves Garlic minced
1/2 cup Chickpea Flour (or 1/4 cup All Purpose Flour)
1 Tbsp Dry Sherry optional
2 cups Unsweetened Almond Milk or any milk
Pinch fresh Nutmeg finely grated w/ Microplane
1/2 tsp Kosher Salt
1/4 tsp Black Pepper

Instructions

Saute the vegetables

In a 3 quart skillet or sauce pot over medium-high flame, heat OLIVE OIL.
Add MUSHROOMS; sauté and stir until lightly browned. (3-5 min).
Add SHALLOT and GARLIC; sauté and stir until tender (1-2 min).

Make the roux

Add CHICKPEA FLOUR; sauté and stir until veggies absorb flour (longer saute = browner color)

Turn it into soup

Add (optional) DRY SHERRY; sauté and stir until it evaporates (about 1 min).
Add ALMOND MILK in small amounts, whisking to ensure that flour dissolves and NO clumps appear; then add NUTMEG, SALT, and BLACK PEPPER.
Bring just to a boil, then reduce heat to med-low, and simmer until sauce thickens, stirring as needed (7-10 min).

Serving and storage instructions

Once the soup has become smooth and creamy, remove from heat; serve warm or allow to cool and refrigerate up to 4 days in an airtight container. Enjoy as a soup, or add to casseroles or pasta.

Tips to make the best vegan cream of mushroom soup:

Tip #1. If you cook this soup longer than the instructions, you'll thicken the soup that you could use as a concentrate for Green Bean Casserole.
Tip #2. To make the soup thinner, simply add ALMOND MILK in 1/4 cup amounts upon reheating to reach desired consistency.
Tip #3. To make the soup thicker, simply heat it over medium heat to reduce the liquid and stir/whisk as needed until it thickens to your liking.
Tip #4. You can substitute any milk for almond milk, depending on your taste preferences and dietary restriction.

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Notes

Yield: 3 cups

Serving size: 1 cup

Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy, and are estimates based on unbranded ingredients acquired from a nutrition database. For accurate calculations, please refer to brand packaging information and consult your nutritionist.

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