Trio of Mushroom Soup (Cream of Mushroom Soup)

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 36 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

This soup made with herbs and a trio of portobello, baby bella, and oyster mushrooms get its creaminess from potato and just a little cream.

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, divided
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup diced white onion
8 ounces portobello mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
8 ounces baby bella mushrooms, sliced
8 ounces oyster mushrooms, sliced
1 1/2 teaspoons dried tarragon
3 (16 ounce) cans chicken broth
1 large baking potato, peeled and diced into small cubes
2 tablespoons fresh thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1 Heat 1/4 cup butter and oil in a large pot over medium heat until butter melts, 1 to 2 minutes. Add onion; cook and stir until soft, about 5 minutes. Add remaining 1/4 cup butter, portobello mushrooms, baby bella mushrooms, and oyster mushrooms, and tarragon; cook and stir until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
2 Stir chicken broth, potato, thyme, and oregano into the pot. Bring to a boil; let soup simmer until potato is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
3 Remove soup from heat and puree with an immersion blender until smooth.
4 Return soup to heat and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes. Stir in heavy cream. Season with salt and pepper.