A great soup for mushroom lovers! We made a few changes to make it healthier...no heavy cream just milk and Un-chicken broth to make it vegetarian. And no creme fraiche either. Had to use portabello instead of shiitake but tasted fine...even used extra mushrooms. Added garlic too and honey for molasses. Made a complete meal with salad and bread. A great way to add a new whole grain to your diet!
I'm an avid soup-lover and I could eat soup all day... And this is hands-down one of the best soup recipes I've ever had! A few substitutions I made: honey for the molasses Rapunzel Sea Salt and Herbs veggie stock for the chicken and I was out of cream so none of that. Mmm mmm mmm! Try it I don't think you'll be disappointed!
I made it vegan and it's still good! I'm currently on an elimination diet which means I can eat virtually -nothing.- So I replaced the butter with olive oil the chicken stock with Repunzel's Sea Salt & Herbs and the heavy cream with rice milk. It's not really your usual "chowder" consistency but it doesn't taste like it's missing anything. Recommended even for vegans and vegetarians or for those watching their weight.
I love mushroom soups but wanted to try this since it was healthier and less fattning. I liked it. I did not puree the vegies because I like my soups chunkier. After it was done it seemed to miss something so I also added 1/8 cup of dry sherry. That was the trick but then sherry is a wonderful addition to ANY mushroom soup recipe.
first time using quinoa and this is great:) substituted molasses with honey cream with low fat milk no creme fraiche.
Our whole family likes this soup. We add shitake mushrooms try to use shallots when we have them use a bit of yogurt to thicken it and skip the food processing entirely. It's easy to make and my kids ages 2 and almost 4 eat it up!
Loved it subed milk for the cream. It wasn't a child pleaser though but just the more for me!
This is pretty darn good. Used criminis and some white mushrooms I had on hand milk instead of cream (reduced to 3/4c) and added about a tsp of concentrated chicken base for a little more flavor.
I was very disappointed in this recipe. Followed the directions exactly and the result was not good. Since the quinoa I have requires rinsing before using I had to rinse an hour before beginning to cook. I spread the cleansed grains in a skillet to dry then toasted. The quinoa was the best part of the recipe. Will go back to my old recipe which includes leeks ginger soy sauce and red wine. I will include the toasted quinoa however that is a nice addition. This recipe tasted too bland and too much like the cream.
