This recipe came from not having a good mushroom soup recipe or a decent vegetarian minestrone recipe. I personally think blended mushroom soup is kind of hard to pull off, and if you want an easy mushroom soup, this is a pretty good place to start. Buying bags of 'soup mix' from supermarkets is a good way to save time and money. They're just a collection of dried veg and pulses, usually either with or without pasta. Feel free to use whatever mushrooms you like, or a mixture, but if you only have button or chestnut, that's fine too.
Ingredients
2 medium red onions, chopped,
3 celery sticks, chopped
3 large handfuls mushrooms, quartered
1 large red chilli, chopped into rings
3 crushed cloves garlic
1tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried basil
2 bay leaves
1 tbsp sundried tomato puree (or regular tomato puree)
2 1/2 vegetable stock cubes
couple of handfuls of soup mix with pasta.
Soften the onions, celery, mushrooms and half the chilli in a little oil for 10-15 mins
When the onions are translucent, add the garlic and herbs and cook for a further couple of minutes
Add the rest of the ingredients along with enough water to give the consistency you're after. Simmer on a medium/low heat with a lid on your pot.
When the pulses are cooked through, add the rest of the chilli, and some more water if you need to, season to taste (I recommend a LOT of black pepper), and serve.
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