Cream of Mushroom Soup
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Do you remember what you wanted to be when you grew up?
I do. Many an afternoon I spent in my pink room at the top of the stairs playing teacher with my Barbie.
Although it wasn’t a “real” Barbie, it was a Stacy, but that’s beside the point!
I loved writing in broken cursive on my child sized chalkboard for my little student to see.
Who knew some 40 years later I’d be in the final years of homeschooling my children?
(And yes, that was a hallelujah you just heard and it wasn’t from my kids!)
Most of us probably dreamed of being a ballerina or nurse, policeman or basketball star.
My youngest son? Not so much.
This artistic son of mine went through a spell when he wanted to be a Mushroomologist.
Say what?
The official name is mycologist, one who studies mushrooms.
Since I could never remember that I just called him our mushroomologist.
He was a boy on a mission to “invent” a previously unknown fungus.
Our mad scientist kiddo was always working on his latest invention, and still is today.
One day when he’s the next Bill Gates I’m gonna remind him who bought him a mushroom kit for his birthday.
The one he took outside and promptly forgot.
I know mushroom is a fungus but this was a bit too much!
Alas, these dreams faded and new ones replaced it.
Sigh.
But we’ll always have our dreams, won’t we?
In honor of my son’s childhood dream, I give you a scrumptious cream of mushroom soup to enjoy the rest of this winter.
Surprise! It’s prepared using the slow cooker!
Y’all know how I love a good slow cooker soup recipe and this one is so yummy.
I just used plain ol’ ordinary white mushrooms found at the grocery but if you like to experiment go all fancy and pick out some cremini or portobello ones.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
Slow Cooker Cream of Mushroom Soup
Slow Cooker Cream of Mushroom Soup
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup margarine
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 16 oz white mushrooms sliced
- 1 small onion diced
- Kosher salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 cup white wine
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 2 tbs cornstarch
Instructions
- Add all ingredients except cornstarch to the slow cooker.
- Cook on high for 3 hours or low for 5 hours.
- Right before serving whisk in cornstarch to thicken.
Notes
Select the kind of mushroom you like best!
In case you want some more ideas for that slow cooker of yours here’s a roundup of my favorites!
And a couple more recent ones with Tomato Basil, Potato and Beef and Vegetable, all from the slow cooker!
OMG, this is absolutely delicious and so easy to make. I made one small tweek by adding about 1 tsp of dried thyme. I’ll definitely make this again. Thank you!
So glad you enjoyed it, Shari! Love me some mushrooms!
I love a heart soup recipe. Especially from scratch. This is perfect for my comfort food recipe file. Thanks Marty.
The big mushrooms look so great! What a yummy recipe. Pinned!
Sounds delicious, I will save it for later.
I love winter soups, and cream of mushroom is so yummy! Thanks for the recipe! Pinned!
Thank you, Julie!
Mushroom soup is a call directly back to my childhood, my Mom used to make the best kind. Yours looks and sounds just as amazing! YUM! Pinned!
Thanks, Laurie. I had mushroom soup at a theater where I met my husband many decades ago and I’ve loved it ever since!
Sounds delicious for these cold days
Thanks, Maria!
A mushroomologist 😀 😀 😀 Love that and I can’t wait to try your soup too Marty. Mushroom soup is always a winner in our home.
Hi, Michelle. Isn’t that hysterical? What our kids want to be and where they end up may be miles apart!