Description
A comforting and creamy mushroom soup featuring cottage cheese, perfect for quick meals and family gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 cups mixed mushrooms, sliced
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat.
- Add chopped onion and minced garlic and cook until fragrant, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add sliced mushrooms and sauté until they release moisture and start browning, about 10 minutes.
- Pour in vegetable broth and add thyme, then bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Use an immersion blender to partially or fully blend the soup to your desired consistency.
- Stir in the cottage cheese until smooth and well incorporated.
- Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
- Garnish with fresh parsley and serve.
Notes
Brown the mushrooms well for deep flavor; do not rush this step. Experiment with olive oil instead of butter to reduce saturated fat, and consider adding baby spinach for extra greens.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 13g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: soup, cottage cheese, mushroom soup, comfort food, easy recipe