The Ultimate Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Soup
Cozy up with this creamy chicken and mushroom soup packed with rich flavor, fresh herbs, and rotisserie chicken. Quick to make and great for leftovers.
Ingredients
- 1 large onion diced
- 2 carrots diced
- 2 celery stalks diced
- 16 ounces mushrooms sliced
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried
- 4 tablespoons butter divided
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour (sub 1-for-1 gluten free flour to make it gluten free)
- 6 to 7 cups chicken broth or stock
- ½ cup dry white wine
- ½ to 1 teaspoon umami seasoning or poultry seasoning optional
- ½ teaspoon salt plus more to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 3 cups cooked rotisserie chicken shredded or chopped
Optional Add Ins
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 1 cup dry wild rice see note
Instructions
- Steam the sliced mushrooms in a microwave safe bowl for 2 to 3 minutes, then drain.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large pot over medium heat.
- Add onion, carrots, and celery. Cook with a pinch of salt for about 7 minutes until softened.
- Push vegetables to the side. Add 1 tablespoon butter and the mushrooms. Season with thyme, salt, and pepper. Let brown for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add remaining butter and sprinkle in the flour. Stir and cook for 1 minute.
- Pour in wine and stir until absorbed.
- Gradually whisk in 4 cups broth. Stir until smooth.
- Add chicken and 2 more cups broth. Simmer 10 to 15 minutes.
- Reduce heat and stir in the cream. Adjust seasonings.
Notes
If you want to ad wild rice, cook 1 cup of wild rice with 3 cups of water separately and add into the soup at the end and simmer for 15 minutes. If adding dry wild rice to soup, simmer for 45-50 minutes, or until it is tender but still has a slight chew. While the first option may result in a better texture, let's be honest, the second method sounds much easier : ) I made this without wild rice and just served it with homemade bread on the side. Wild rice can be expensive and hard to find, and I don't recommend any wild rice 'blends' for this. Just pure wild rice.
