Creamy Mushroom Soup with Thyme
plus Garlic Bread
- Wheat
- Soy
- Milk
Rich, creamy mushroom soup is a comforting dish that spotlights the earthy, umami flavors of mushrooms in a velvety base. You'll sauté mushrooms with thyme and garlic, then simmer it all to perfection and swirl with tangy crème fraîche. Sprinkle with fresh scallion greens and serve with toasty, savory garlic bread for a match made in soup heaven.
Ingredients
1 unit
Onion
2 unit
Scallions
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
½ cup
Flour
(Contains: Wheat)
1 unit
Ciabatta Bread
(Contains: Wheat, Soy)
8 ounce
Button Mushrooms
2 tablespoon
Crème Fraîche
(Contains: Milk)
1 teaspoon
Dried Thyme
4 unit
Mushroom Stock Concentrate
1 unit
Milk
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
Cooking Oil
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Place 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in a small microwave-safe bowl to soften. Wash and dry produce. • Trim and quarter mushrooms (skip if your mushrooms are pre-sliced!). Halve, peel, and dice onion into 1⁄2-inch pieces. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium pot (large pot for 4 servings) over medium- high heat. Add mushrooms, onion, and scallion whites. Cook, stirring, until softened, 3-5 minutes.
• To pot with mushroom mixture, add half the thyme, 3⁄4 tsp garlic powder, and 4 TBSP butter (all the thyme, 11⁄2 tsp garlic powder, and 8 TBSP butter for 4 servings). (You’ll use the rest of the garlic powder later.) Cook, stirring, until butter has melted and garlic and thyme are fragrant, 1-2 minutes. • Add half the flour (all for 4); cook, stirring, until everything is coated, 10-20 seconds.
• Whisk milk into pot with mushroom mixture until fully incorporated. • Add 2 cups water, stock concentrates, and 1 tsp salt (4 cups water and 2 tsp salt for 4 servings); stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium. Simmer until thickened, stirring occasionally, 8-10 minutes. • Stir in crème fraîche until combined; taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
• While soup simmers, combine softened butter with remaining garlic powder and a pinch of salt and pepper. TIP: If butter is not yet softened, microwave for 5-10 seconds. • Halve and toast ciabatta. Spread cut sides with garlic butter. Halve on a diagonal.
• Divide soup between bowls. Top with scallion greens. Serve with garlic bread on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the rich, creamy taste with earthy mushroom and thyme notes; some found it a bit bland or salty.
- Ease of prep: Quick and simple to make, though a few struggled with the roux or found prep time underestimated.
- Suggestions: Consider adding more mushrooms, using different varieties, or blending for smoother texture. Try chicken or truffle oil for extra flavor 🍲.
- Portions: Some felt it was filling, while others wanted more substance; adding protein or pasta could make it heartier.
- Texture: A few found it too thick or thin; adjust flour or liquid to reach desired consistency.
Reviews from our home cooks
The Mushroom soup we both loved, it was so easy to make considering it was a soup. The creme fraiche was a great touch. Love all recipes so far.
This is an amazing recipe! If you love mushrooms this is for you. A delicious smooth soup with a ton of flavor.
So we love mushrooms. However, the thought of just mushroom soup has never been super appealing but we gave it a shot. This soup was amazing and definitely had a buttery flair to it. Onions sautéed in the beginning also balance it out. It definitely is something we would eat again!
I think this may have been the best soup I ever had - I love mushrooms, and it was nice that these were quartered instead of sliced. I saved the card to see if I can make it again. Thanks for the great meal!
Try this! Add more mushrooms and chop into smaller pieces. I couldn't get enough of this one- great homemade soup!! I love being able to fully make these meals vs just heating up.
The soup was too thin. I think the recipe makes you add too much water. Also, I expected it to have a richer flavor. The thyme is nice but the soup is still lacking too much in flavor.
Hard to believe the depth of flavor in this terrific soup came together so quickly. Hearty, earthy, fresh and herbaceous-we'd definitely order this again, especially in the fall or winter.
Excellent soup! Very similar taste as the mushroom bisque from New York Times cookbook. I added hot sauce to it, I highly recommend this!
This is delicious and really easy. I add fresh mushrooms to canned soup and this was only a little more effort than that and tastes so much better.
Flavor is great, although I added more mushrooms because I love mushrooms however, the directions did not say anything about what to set the oven to or how long to cook the bread. That would need to be fixed.
