• HOME
  • About
    • Privacy Policy
  • simple
    • meal planning
    • pantry
    • the basics
    • Air Fry
    • Pressure Cook
    • Slow Cook
  • joyful
    • hospitality
    • have a good time
    • foodie finds
  • food
    • NWAFOODIE
    • appetizer
    • beef
    • chicken
    • dessert
    • drink
    • fish
    • lamb
    • salad
    • soup
    • starch
    • vegetable
  • SHOP
  • CONTACT
Simple Joyful Food

Kitchen confidence made simple.

soup

Easy, creamy, satisfying shitake mushroom soup with thyme.

April 4, 2010 Leave a Comment
Recently I received eleven fresh shitake mushrooms in my organic vegetable delivery from Old Soul Organics in Fayetteville.  Since I had no idea what organic vegetables would arrive that day, it was fun to decide what I would do with these little gems.
So, I made a soup.  An easy, creamy, satisfying shitake mushroom soup.  With a sprig of thyme.
Yep, you’re going to want to make this yourself.  And yes, dried shitake mushrooms work fine.  However, fresh shitake mushrooms are available now in Northwest Arkansas and will only cost you $0.55 for this dish!  Nice, huh?
This should only take you 20 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes of simmering on the stove.  Enjoy!
Easy, Creamy, Satisfying Shitake Mushroom Soup with Thyme
Ingredients
·       1 white onion, chopped
·       1 large shallot, chopped (or 2 white onions if you do not have any shallots on hand.  But then, of course you have shallots on hand, right?  They are essential foodie ingredients!)
·       3 tablespoons salted butter
·       3 small Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and chopped
·       11 shitake mushrooms, coarsely chopped
·       6 cups chicken broth (easy tip:  save the carcass from your rotisserie chicken dinner from the night before and boil with water to make an inexpensive broth!)
·       Sprig of thyme
·       Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
1.    Heat butter in dutch oven over medium heat.
2.   Add onions and shallots with thyme and stir lightly until soft, approximately 5 minutes.
3.   Add mushrooms and stir.
4.   Add potatoes with pinch of salt, approximately 5 minutes.
5.   Add chicken broth and turn up heat to medium-high until boil.  Leave uncovered.
6.   Once boiling, turn down heat to low and cover for 30 minutes.
7.   Add salt and pepper to taste.  Remove thyme sprig.
8.   To achieve the “creamy” texture of this easy, creamy, satisfying shitake mushroom soup with thyme, puree in blender.
Serve and enjoy!  It is so satisfyingly delicious!

You might also like...

Make French Onion Soup and awaken your senses. 5 ingredient mushroom soup - main (c)nwafoodieHow to make a 5 ingredient soup in 20 minutes or less. I’m obsessed with Whole Food’s Chicken Tortilla Soup.

Share

Share
Tweet
Email
Pin
Comment
Previous
Next

Comments Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




welcome

author image of thejoyofeatingwell blogHi, I’m Lyndi Fultz and I have a passion for the simple.

I believe that planning, prepping, and cooking meals can be a joy and not a daily dreaded chore.

If you are overwhelmed and feeling guilty that you’re not eating better and are tired of deciding what to cook, join me as I share how to capture kitchen joy by focusing on simplicity.

Ready to get started?

Read more…

search site

connect

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Newsletter signup

Please wait...

Thank you for signing up!

archives

FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM

simplejoyfulfood

Slowing down to savor food and life. And above all, have a good time.

Lyndi Fultz
Ad. Stop sneaking the spiced candied pecans!” I Ad. Stop sneaking the spiced candied pecans!” I said this not once, not twice, but almost three times before Dennis beat me to it those words all over again. “I’m sneaking some more,” he happily declared.⁠
⁠
I’m delighted that he was enjoying them! I assured him that he could have allllll that his little heart desired… he just had to allow me to take a few photos for you!⁠
⁠
You see these spiced candied pecans are simple and easy go-to appetizers that we should always have the ingredients on hand. For those “just in case” moments when… ⁠
⁠
…Oh forget it! Every day is the perfect moment!⁠
⁠
This isn’t any ordinary candied pecan recipe – it’s extraordinary! We’re adding spices. ⁠
⁠
Not just any ordinary spice – we’re adding @puretexanchili mix.⁠
⁠
That’s right, chili mix!⁠
⁠
Link in bio for the recipe!⁠
⁠
Enjoy!
Good morning! Repeat after me: "It's going to be a Good morning! Repeat after me: "It's going to be a great day!"
Boat rides at sunset.⁠ Drink in my hand.⁠ Best Boat rides at sunset.⁠
Drink in my hand.⁠
Best friend by my side.
Are falafels are love language? Perhaps so. Are falafels are love language? Perhaps so.
Love this country! It's fun to see the unexpected Love this country! It's fun to see the unexpected when driving around the back Arkansas roads.
Proud owner of a dehydrator! First drying projects Proud owner of a dehydrator! First drying projects were chicken jerky and bison jerky. Dennis keeps calling in yummy venison. ha!⁠
⁠
Load More... Instagram

contact

lyndi@thejoyofeatingwell.com

inspiration

“Just like becoming an expert in wine–you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford–you learn about great food by finding the best there is, whether simply or luxurious. Then you savor it, analyze it, and discuss it with your companions, and you compare it with other experiences.” – Julia Child

Copyright 2021 thejoyofeatingwell