Creamy Onion Soup
Warm up with a bowl of this delicious creamy onion soup. It’s perfect for those days when you want something cozy and homemade. Made from a few simple ingredients, you can easy pull this onion soup recipe together in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, extra for the mushrooms
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 5-6 medium sweet or yellow onions, peeled and sliced
- 1.5 cups russet potato, peel and dice into small evenly sized pieces
- 16.9 ounce chicken broth, Smart Chicken’s Chicken Bone Broth
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, fresh squeezed
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper, to taste
- 2-3 tablespoons coconut milk, make sure it's mixed well before adding
- ½ cup shiitake mushrooms, seared until slightly crispy
- 2 tablespoons chives, chopped small
Equipment
- saute pan
- skillet
- blender
Instructions
- Add olive oil, minced garlic and sliced onions to a large sauté pan. Simmer over medium heat until the onions are translucent, not brown.
- Once the onions are translucent add the prepared potatoes, chicken broth, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil.
- Let everything simmer for 10-15 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender. Stir occasionally.
- While the potatoes cook, prepare the mushroom garnish.
- Simply add 1 tablespoon of olive oil into a separate skillet. Add the mushrooms and cook them until they are slightly crispy. Remove the mushrooms from the pan, season them with salt and set them aside.
- Once the potatoes are fork tender reduce the heat, add the lemon juice and stir until well combined. Next, carefully add everything into a blender.
- Buzz all of the ingredients together until the soup is smooth and creamy, no lumps. (keep the crispy mushrooms separate)
- Pour the creamy soup back into the pan.
- Add the coconut milk and stir until it is well combined.
- Top with crispy mushrooms or chopped fresh chives. You could aslo use crispy onions too!
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 197kcal, Carbohydrates: 27g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 9g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Sodium: 742mg, Potassium: 653mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 7g, Vitamin A: 72IU, Vitamin C: 25mg, Calcium: 55mg, Iron: 1mg