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Homemade Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup Recipe

Published on October 1, 2021 by Ben · Updated on February 17, 2022 · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. · 28 Comments

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Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup in a white bowl on a picnic table with a side dish of raw mushrooms
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Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup in a white bowl on a picnic table with a side dish of raw mushrooms

You might never buy the store-bought stuff again. This Homemade Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup Recipe is so delicious, easy, and luxurious. That is right... Cream of Mushroom can be luxurious! Find out how to make this amazing recipe here.

Overhead shot of cream of mushroom soup with croutons on top and mushrooms on the side. Two spoons on the side and all of it on old wood.

On my journey of exploring the hotdish, I have decided to try and construct a complete tater tot hotdish from scratch. Thus far, I have provided a recipe for tater tots and now we are going to work on a cream of mushroom soup.

Sure, you can open a can of Campbell’s premade condensed cream of mushroom soup and dump it in the casserole dish, but that is not how I roll. If you want to learn how to make a good-tasting creamed mushroom soup, stick with me.

Ok, We Really Aren’t Going to Make Soup

If you look at the recipes for most hotdishes, they call for condensed cream of something soup. We really don’t want soup, but condensed soup. Really, we are going to be constructing a gravy appropriate for a hotdish that could easily be turned into soup.

In fact, this recipe can really be a gravy, a soup, or a condensed soup. It is multipurpose and I often make this for my vegetarian wife as a gravy.

Chopping mushrooms for cream of mushroom soup.
Pouring the cream into our mushroom roux.

The Sensitive Topic of Mushrooms In Our Household

I get it. Some people hate mushrooms. I think they are crazy. I guess my wife might fall into this category, as she does not like mushrooms. Her relationship with mushrooms is a bit more complicated than it first appears, though. You see, she is not a fan of hunks of raw mushrooms or a plate of cooked mushrooms.

We do, however, put mushrooms into things and I can use them if they are chopped small enough to make it difficult to even notice. Even this cream of mushroom soup is acceptable to her and she thinks it tastes great!

On my first run, I blended my mushrooms with a little water to totally emulsify it, but I didn't really like that version as much as the current. If it were just me, I might have just cut up the mushrooms roughly instead of dicing them, but it turned out really good with the diced shrooms.

Not Going To Over Complicate This Cream Of Mushroom Soup

Look, this is mushroom soup. The other major ingredient is also in the title. Cream. Yes, there are a few other ingredients, but really this comes down to a simple roux with mushroom flavors. We are going to get the mushroom flavors by allowing butter to cook with diced mushrooms and then constructing the soup from that.

Completed cream of mushroom soup on old plankwood with sides of mushrooms and croutons.

Did you try this recipe?

Thank you so much for giving my Mushroom Soup recipe a try and I hope you like it as much as I do. It would be great if you could let me know how it went in the comments section below. If you leave a rating and share it on social media, it really does help me and maybe help your friends make some good food! Most of all, thanks for visiting Ramshackle Pantry!

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Overhead shot of cream of mushroom soup with croutons on top and mushrooms on the side. Two spoons on the side and all of it on old wood.

Homemade Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup Recipe

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  • Author: Ben Myhre
  • Prep Time: 10 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 Minutes
  • Total Time: 30 Minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings 1x
  • Category: Soup
  • Method: Stove Top
  • Cuisine: American
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Why eat the canned stuff when you can make a simple, elegant, and flavorful version of your own Cream of Mushroom soup? This soup is really tasty and can be used for other recipes that call for condensed mushroom soup. Heck, it even makes a great gravy or add more liquid to make it a soup. This is a great all-purpose fresh Mushroom Soup recipe.


Ingredients

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  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 8 ounces diced mushrooms
  • 1 Tablespoon minced onions
  • 1 Clove minced garlic
  • ¼ cup Flour
  • 1 Cup Vegetable stock
  • 1 Cup Whole Milk
  • ½ Tablespoon Salt
  • 1 Tablespoon Fresh Thyme (optional)

Instructions

  1. Heat medium saucepan and add butter, mushrooms, thyme, onions, and garlic
  2. Let butter melt and lightly cook the ingredients while stirring
  3. Once the butter is melted, slowly add flour to pan. The butter should turn into almost a paste. Continue stirring to make sure nothing is burning.
  4. Slowly add one cup of milk while stirring. We want the paste to incorporate with the milk so it becomes a consistent fluid.
  5. Turn up the heat to medium-high and continue stirring until sauce thickens to a gravy consistency.
  6. Add 1 cup of vegetable stock and continue to stir until everything incorporates evenly and bring to a boil.
  7. If making non-condensed soup, add remaining vegetable stock and milk.
  8. Lower heat and simmer 15 minutes being mindful to stir so it doesn't scorch on the bottom
  9. Serve

Notes

  • Can use chicken stock instead of vegetable stock. 
  • Add more stock to make it more soup-like or until desired consistency.

Keywords: Cream of Mushroom Soup

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  1. Trang

    March 13, 2018 at 11:42 am

    Delicious! I use the can version all the time to add to quick dinner, but this homemade version is completely doable. 🙂

    Reply
    • Ben

      March 13, 2018 at 12:53 pm

      Yeah, it is easy and so tasty.

  2. Jenna

    March 13, 2018 at 12:05 pm

    That looks good and I don't even like shrooms.

    Reply
    • Ben

      March 13, 2018 at 12:53 pm

      Thanks Jenna!!

  3. Rebecca

    March 13, 2018 at 12:17 pm

    I bet this is delish!

    Reply
    • Ben

      March 13, 2018 at 12:53 pm

      IT IS!

  4. Hayley

    March 13, 2018 at 12:23 pm

    My husband as suffers from the terrible disease of not like mushrooms! He doesn't know what I put in the casseroles though so I don't think he would be able to complain about this recipe! Looks amazing!

    Reply
    • Ben

      March 13, 2018 at 7:13 pm

      SNEAK IT IN!

  5. Jessica Formicola

    March 13, 2018 at 12:35 pm

    This is SO much better than the canned version!

    Reply
  6. Georgie | The Home Cook's Kitchen

    March 13, 2018 at 12:37 pm

    yumm! i've never used condensed milk in a soup before! this looks so creamy!

    Reply
    • Ben

      March 13, 2018 at 7:12 pm

      nono... it is like condensed cream of mushroom soup. NO condensed milk.

  7. jacquee - i sugar coat it

    March 13, 2018 at 2:16 pm

    It's a grey, snowy day and this bowl of comfort would be the yummy comforting end my day needs.

    Reply
  8. Ashley @ Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen

    March 13, 2018 at 9:11 pm

    I grew up with so many of those dishes that call for cream-of-whatever soup, and I used to eat a fair amount of cream of mushroom soup on its own, too, but I try to avoid it these days. Love that you've figured out how to make it from scratch without the questionable ingredients! I'm looking forward to trying your recipe out!

    Reply
  9. Jessica Robinson

    March 14, 2018 at 8:29 am

    So many recipes call for cream of mushroom soup, including the green bean casserole. So great that you made a homemade version! I'll definitely be trying this soon!

    Reply
  10. Dominique | Perchance to Cook

    March 14, 2018 at 6:28 pm

    Yummmm. I want to dunk a big piece of bread into this soup or even put a bunch of rice inside. 🙂 I love that this is so much healthier than the canned version.

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