bowl of creamy mushroom soup topped with sour cream and thyme, served with sourdough toast
Menopause Main Dishes

Healthy Cream of Mushroom Soup (Quick, Easy, GF)

This Cream of Mushroom Soup is not only healthy and gluten-free, but it has deep, earthy flavours and is quick and easy to make in one pot. Serve it with toasted sourdough and butter, and cozy up with a bowl tonight.

Why you will love this creamy mushroom soup

  • It is packed with umami and earthy flavours from slowly cooked mushrooms and onions in butter, paprika, thyme, and tamari
  • It is gluten free, thickened up with arrowroot starch in place of flour
  • You can make it in one pot on the stovetop in under an hour
  • Sour cream and fresh lemon juice give this soup a nice tangy kick
  • Coconut milk gives it a creamy, silky texture

Ingredients you will need

ingredients needed to make cream of mushroom soup

2 Tbsp salted butter

250g cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced

1/2 yellow onion, sliced into strips

2 Tbsp tamari

2 tsp paprika

2 tsp fresh or dried thyme, plus more for garnish

3 cups vegetable or chicken stock (low sodium)

1 tsp sea salt

2 Tbsp arrowroot starch

3/4 cup premium canned coconut milk

1/4 cup sour cream, plus more for garnish

juice from 1/2 lemon

Black pepper for garnish

Easy instructions

  1. Melt the butter in a soup pot or skillet on low-medium heat on the stovetop
  2. Add in thinly sliced mushrooms and onion and saute until the onions are translucent and mushrooms tender, about 10 minutes
  3. Stir in the tamari, paprika, thyme, sea salt and chicken stock. Increase the heat to a gentle boil and let the soup cook for 10 minutes
  4. Combine the arrowroot starch with the coconut milk and pour the mixture into the soup. Turn the heat down to low and cook for a few more minutes
  5. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in 1/4 cup of sour cream and the lemon juice
  6. Serve while hot and garnish each bowl with more sour cream, thyme, and black pepper
close up of healthy cream of mushroom soup with sourcream and toast

What to serve mushroom soup with

This soup can act as a main dish if you serve with with a simple Chickpea Caesar or a grilled cheese on homemade Flax Bread. I also love this soup as an appetizer alongside Honey Miso Chicken.

bowl of creamy mushroom soup topped with sour cream and thyme, served with sourdough toast
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Healthy Cream of Mushroom Soup (Quick, Easy, GF)

This Cream of Mushroom Soup is not only healthy and gluten-free, but it has deep, earthy flavours and is quick and easy to make in one pot. Serve it with toasted sourdough and butter, and cozy up with a bowl tonight.
Course Menopause Mains
Cuisine American
Keyword gluten free, mushrooms, soup
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 233kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp salted butter
  • 250 g cremini mushrooms thinly sliced
  • 1/2 yellow onion sliced into strips
  • 2 Tbsp tamari
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp fresh or dried thyme plus more for garnish
  • 3 cups vegetable or chicken stock low sodium
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 2 Tbsp arrowroot starch
  • 3/4 cup premium canned coconut milk
  • 1/4 cup sour cream plus more for garnish
  • juice from 1/2 lemon
  • Black pepper for garnish

Instructions

  • Melt the butter in a soup pot or skillet on low-medium heat on the stovetop
  • Add in thinly sliced mushrooms and onion and saute until the onions are translucent and mushrooms tender, about 10 minutes
  • Stir in the tamari, paprika, thyme, sea salt and chicken stock. Increase the heat to a gentle boil and let the soup cook for 10 minutes
  • Combine the arrowroot starch with the coconut milk and pour the mixture into the soup. Turn the heat down to low and cook for a few more minutes
  • Remove the pot from the heat and stir in 1/4 cup of sour cream and the lemon juice
  • Serve while hot and garnish each bowl with more sour cream, thyme, and black pepper

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Nutrition

Calories: 233kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 1197mg | Potassium: 614mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 805IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 3mg
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Hello! I'm Jen Casey, your Holistic Nutritionist specializing in healthy recipes for menopause. I use food as medicine to make this life stage feel like a walk in the park. I'm glad you're here on this journey with me.