This no chicken noodle soup has magical healing powers.
Magic Soup?
One spoonful and you will feel a thousand times better.
One spoonful and you can predict the future.
One spoonful and you can fly.
Except not really the last two.
Oh well.
I made up the following recipe to use a ton of mushrooms (an impulse buy from the Asian market, whose mushrooms are much less expensive than Whole Foods’). It’s not cold outside, and we’re not sick; but we loved this hot, comforting soup all the same.
It reminded me of an episode of Friends (everything reminds me of an episode of Friends) where one of the characters–a vegetarian–makes noodle water because she can’t have chicken soup. Not that I’ve ever had noodle water (eww?), but I’m pretty sure this no chicken mushroom soup is much better!
No Chicken Noodle Soup
(Get well soon soup!)
- 14 oz sliced mushrooms (I used a combination of oyster and shiitake)
- 4 oz sliced portobello mushrooms (or sliced button mushrooms)
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoons garlic, minced
- 1-3 tsp olive oil or vegetable oil
- 45 oz broth of choice (I used Imagine No-Chickn)
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 3 and 1/2 tablespoons red or white miso – use chickpea miso for soy-free soup
- optional: rice, a protein source, noodles (I added soba noodles, because I adore them)
- optional: scallions for garnish
Heat a sauté pot, then add oil, mushrooms, and garlic. Cook 8-10 minutes. Add broth and thyme, and bring to a boil. Cover and lower to a simmer for 20-30 minutes. Take off heat and add miso. (Miso is added at the end because boiling it destroys the health benefits.) Stir to dissolve. If desired, add cooked rice or noodles, and/or a protein source. Makes 4 large servings or 6-7 starter servings.
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You know what else has healing powers?
This stuff: Chocolate Frosting Shots
I had to fit chocolate into the post somehow! 😉
What foods do you like to eat when you don’t feel well?
I haven’t actually gotten sick in years, but I used to get Strep throat often. So my favorite things to eat were cold, soothing foods like ice cream or sorbet. Definitely not chicken noodle soup, although I did like chicken noodle soup when I wasn’t sick. Actually, I think I just liked the noodles. Mmmm noodles…
P.S. Don’t you wish you could fly??
First off, so excited about the new food finds from yesterday’s post. I am SO gonna try the Luna bars and the Almond ice creams!!!
Second, the soup looks delicious!!! I love noodles in soup (especially when the pouf up in the next day’s leftovers, if there are any left!). The long noodles and elbow-macs are probably my choice noodles in soup.
And I’m with you on frosting shots!!! Oh yum, the best part of dessert is the frosting!!! 😀
I used to love chicken noodle soup, but I always hated chicken. So I always picked all of the chicken out and just ate the broth and noodles, lol.
I actually have been sick lately so this is posted just in time! And I love mushrooms!
Peanutbutter Moo’d jamba juice or sweet potato fries, not the healthiest but they sure are good on a cold day, temperature and sickness.
This soup looks delish though! I am going to definitely try it when I have an abundance of saturday market mushrooms.
i just wanted to tell you that i find you to be a genius and i feel like my prayers have been answered thru your recipes and your mutual love of chocolate. I am officially addicted to this blog!
Wow, thank you!! 🙂
To answer your question, it depends on what I’m sick with. If it’s stomach or throat related, I drink ridiculously strong homemade ginger tea. (I use a ratio of one part tea to two parts water and it’s still powerful) Another throat thing I like to drink is a mixture of very hot butter, lemon juice and honey. Otherwise I’ll go for miso soup, as it’s easy to make and has endless variations.
when I’m sick, I strangely love to eat pretzels (preferably the honey wheat twisty ones), maybe its the saltyness? And also YES I WISH I COULD FLY !!!
Also, i’ve always been curious, but how much chocolate do you eat/can you eat in one sitting?
lol I’ve never measured it or anything . But if there’s a food that comes in different flavors, I’ll almost always go for a flavor with chocolate ;).
No sorbet or fruit desserts for me!!
same! who needs a fruit dessert when you can have a chocolate one!?
If I liked mushrooms, I would definitely try out this soup, but I don’t so I won’t 🙁 HOWEVER, it does totally remind me of one of my comfort foods when I’m sick with a cold. I adore hot & sour soup when sick! It makes me warm from the inside out plus it drains my sinuses (sorry if that’s too graphic) which is perfection when you are sick. As for the chocolate shots, I have a blob of thickened coconut milk in my fridge right now! Guess I know what’s for dessert tonight! Also, that reminds me, I wanted to ask you this: when I opened this can (thai kitchen) the coconut had already separated from the water so there really wasn’t any reason to leave it in the fridge over night to separate. I just came out of the can in one big blob. Is that normal? I’ve always purchased lite coconut milk before, so I wasn’t sure if I got a bad can or not. It tastes fine & I haven’t gotten sick so I’m hoping it’s ok!
It’s normal! You just got a can with more cream, which is lucky for the recipe :).
Sweet! Thanks!
My favorite when I am sick is a vegan carrot, peanut butter and ginger soup. (I add “vegan” because that is not my usual way with food. ^^ ) It’s soothing, filling and spicy. And kind of magical, too.