Dinner for 6

Light Mushroom Wild Rice Soup

Name: Light Mushroom Wild Rice Soup
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup raw cashews; 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 1/2 cups chopped onion; 1 1/2 cups chopped carrot; 1 1/2 cup chopped celery; 8 oz sliced mushrooms; 4 cloves garlic; 1 tsp dried thyme; 1/2 tsp dried sage; 3/4 cup uncooked wild rice or wild rice blend; 4 cups vegetable broth; 1 1/4 tsp kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (optional); 1 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce; 2 cups fresh spinach

$7.95for 410 minServes 6

This creamy soup simmers mushrooms, vegetables, wild rice, herbs, broth, soy sauce, cashews, and spinach together.

Photo: hummusapien.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	3.5 oz	$2.36Typical price
	Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.45 lb	$0.61Typical price
	Carrots$1.09/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.46Typical price
	Celery$2.29 each typical	0.5	$0.86Typical price
	Mushrooms$0.40/oz typical	8 oz	$3.20Typical price
	Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
	Wild, basmati, jasmine, arborio rice$0.15/oz typical	5 oz	$0.73Typical price
	Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	33 oz	$2.32Typical price
	Spinach$0.35/oz typical	2 oz	$0.70Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$11.93

Pantry staples you likely have

Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepperSoy sauce

Not included in the cost.

Swaps

Swap Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

10 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
6servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Dairy-free Budget Family Lunches Dinners Cold-weather comfort Winter

Typical price

$1.99 per serving$7.95 for 4

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Ingredients

3/4 cup raw cashews
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
1 1/2 cups chopped carrot
1 1/2 cup chopped celery
8 oz sliced mushrooms
4 cloves garlic
1 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp dried sage
3/4 cup uncooked wild rice or wild rice blend
4 cups vegetable broth
1 1/4 tsp kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (optional)
1 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
2 cups fresh spinach

Steps

Blend the cashews with 1 cup vegetable broth until smooth.
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat, then cook the onion, carrot, celery, and mushrooms for 3 minutes.
Add the garlic, thyme, sage, wild rice, remaining broth, salt, and pepper, then simmer for 10 minutes.
Stir in the cashew mixture and soy sauce, then cook until the rice is tender.
Fold in the spinach and cook for 1 minute before serving.