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Creamy Kale and Mushroom Soup

This creamy kale and mushroom soup is a perfect easy vegetarian dinner recipe. It's so easy to throw together and tastes amazing!
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 327kcal

Equipment

  • Soup pot

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons neutral cooking oil
  • 1 yellow onion peeled and diced
  • pounds mixed mushrooms such as cremini, shiitake, oyster, or maitake sliced
  • 5 cloves garlic peeled and minced
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 3 cups whole milk or stock
  • 5 cups vegetable stock low-sodium
  • 1 teaspoon dry thyme
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper more or less to taste
  • ½ teaspoon crushed rosemary
  • 3 Russet potatoes peeled and diced
  • 8 ounces curly kale chopped

Instructions

Brown the Vegetables:

  • Heat the neutral oil in a large soup pot over medium heat until very hot. Add the diced onion and cook for 4-5 minutes.
  • Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes until very well-browned. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Add the garlic and butter and cook for 45 seconds until the garlic is fragrant and the butter is melted and frothy.

Make the Roux:

  • Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and toss to coat. Cook, stirring regularly, for 1-3 minutes.
  • If using milk, warm it in the microwave in 45-second increments until completely warm.
  • Add the milk to the flour, in 1/2 cup increments, whisking after each addition until all the milk has been added. Taste and season with salt and pepper.

Finish the Soup:

  • Pour the stock into the soup and season with thyme, crushed red pepper, and rosemary. Bring to a very low boil and add the potatoes. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until the potatoes are almost fork-tender. Taste and season again to your preferences.

Cook the Kale:

  • Add the kale to the soup and stir to incorporate. Cook for 10 minutes until tender. Turn off the heat.

To Serve:

  • Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, if desired. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 327kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 13g | Sodium: 194mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin C: 56mg
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