Cream of mushroom soup is a cinch to make, frugal, and ready in just 30 minutes. Enjoy a cupful or use it as an ingredient in your favorite casserole or skillet meal.
There are a lot of things I love about fall: the leaves changing colors, comfy sweaters, the Thanksgiving holiday, and, of course, all the wonderful seasonal foods.
Here in North Carolina, we’ve had a long Indian summer, but the temperature will be diving soon, and I am looking forward to whipping up delicious soups for those crisp days.
This cream of mushroom soup is one of my favorites: it’s super quick and easy to make. Its rich flavor (infused with sautéed mushrooms, onions, and peppers) makes it a wonderfully comforting, thick and creamy soup.
Now here’s the cool thing.
Many casserole and skillet recipes call for canned mushroom soup in the ingredients. Once you can make it from scratch, you’ll save money and have confidence in knowing what’s in your soup. For this reason, you may want to bookmark this recipe. 
Let me show you how easy it is to make.
Instructions with step by step images
*Free printable recipe card is available at the end of the post.
Melt butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat until fragrant and bubbly. Add mushrooms, peppers, onions, and cook, stirring occasionally until tender, about 5 minutes.
Stir in GF flour and cook for 1 minute. Cooking the flour keeps your sauce from tasting like raw flour.
Turn off the flame and whisk the milk in. Turn the flame back on and cook, whisking, until the sauce comes to a boil and is thickened, about 10 minutes.
The mixture will thicken as it heats. Just keep stirring over medium low heat. Make sure to scrape the bottom of the pot so the flour doesn’t stick.
Add parsley, and season with salt and pepper.
And that’s it. A fresh, homemade cream of mushroom soup.
Serve garnished with parsley and shredded cheese if you like. Or save in your fridge to use in a casserole as I do in my popular tuna noodle casserole.
Pro tips or recipe notes
- I love to just slice my mushrooms to keep their meaty texture. However, if you prefer, you can cut up your mushrooms into bite-size pieces.
- Can you use different types of mushrooms? Yes. I used button mushrooms for this recipe. You can go with cremini mushrooms or even shiitake or porcini mushrooms if you prefer.
- Need to make the soup dairy-free? No problem. I haven’t tried this myself, but instead of butter, use a dairy-free butter substitute like Earth Balance. And there’s no reason why you can’t go with a lactose-free milk, unsweetened plain almond milk, or coconut milk.
- There are a few add-ins you could choose. How about chopped bacon, bite-size cooked chicken or turkey, or cooked, diced potatoes? It’s up to you.
- Have a cup on its own or pair it with this these amazing slow cooker pork chops, mouthwatering chicken and peppers, crispy salmon cakes, or perfect pan-seared steaks.
- You can store this soup in the fridge for up to five days. Reheat it gently on the stove or in your microwave.
Enjoy and happy cooking!
And if you have any questions, please reach out to me in the comments or shoot me an email, and I’ll respond ASAP!
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Watch how to make it
Gluten Free Cream Of Mushroom Soup
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons of butter
- ¾ cup of thinly sliced mushrooms
- ¼ cup of diced bell pepper
- ¼ cup of finely chopped onions
- ¼ cup of gf flour
- 2 ½ cups of milk
- ¼ cup of minced fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- a dash of pepper
Instructions
- Melt butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat until fragrant and bubbly. Add mushrooms, peppers, onions, and cook, stirring occasionally until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in gf flour and cook for 1 minute. Cooking the flour keeps your soup from tasting like raw flour.
- Turn off the flame and whisk the milk in. Turn the flame back on and cook, whisking, until the soup comes to a boil and is thickened, about 10 minutes. The mixture will thicken as it heats. Just keep stirring over medium low heat. Make sure to scrape the bottom of the pot so the flour doesn't stick.
- Add parsley, and season with salt and pepper.
- Serve garnished with parsley and shredded cheese if you like. Or save in your fridge to use as an ingredient in a casserole or skillet meal.
Notes
- I love to just slice my mushrooms to keep their meaty texture. However, if you prefer, you can cut up your mushrooms into bite-size pieces.
- Can you use different types of mushrooms? Yes. I used button mushrooms for this recipe. You can go with cremini mushrooms or even shiitake or porcini mushrooms if you prefer.
- Need to make the soup dairy-free? No problem. I haven't tried this myself, but instead of butter, use a dairy-free butter substitute like Earth Balance. And there's no reason why you can't go with a lactose-free milk, unsweetened plain almond milk, or coconut milk.
- There are a few add-ins you could choose. How about chopped bacon, bite-size cooked chicken or turkey, or cooked, diced potatoes? It’s up to you.
- Have a cup on its own or pair it with this these amazing slow cooker pork chops, mouthwatering chicken and peppers, crispy salmon cakes, or perfect pan-seared steaks.
- You can store this soup in the fridge for up to five days. Reheat it gently on the stove or in your microwave.
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