The other day, I was craving soup and dumplings, but didn’t want to use tofu or some kind of faux chicken product as the protein. So I dug through my pantry and landed upon some cannellini beans that I decided would probably taste good in the soup and added in some leftover mushrooms from my refrigerator. These two things ended up tasting really good together, and were perfectly complimented by dill and fresh thyme. To make the dumplings, I used Bisquick (I love Bisquick) and added fresh dill and cracked black pepper. These dumplings were light and fluffy and melted into the soup, creating a dish that’s warm and cozy and perfect to tuck into at the end of a chilly day.
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WHITE BEAN AND MUSHROOM SOUP WITH DILL-PEPPER DUMPLINGS
- Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 4 TB olive oil
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- large onion, chopped
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 5–6 cloves or garlic, minced
- 1 TB fresh thyme, minced
- 1 TB dill, dried
- 1 TB mirin or broth
- 5–6 baby bella (crimini) mushrooms, sliced and chopped
- 1 can of cannellini beans (15 oz.), rinsed
- 1–2 TB Earth Balance, optional
- 5 cups homemade stock (use onion and mushroom to make stock if you can) or Imagine brand No-Chicken broth
- 2/3 cup unsweetened almond or soy milk
- 2–3 TB fresh dill, chopped
- several dashes of fresh cracked pepper
- 2 cups Bisquick
- mellow miso, to serve
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a dutch oven over medium heat. Add in the flour and stir to combine. Add in the onion and stir to coat. Sprinkle with salt and allow to simmer for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, lowering the heat a bit if the flour starts to brown.
- Sprinkle the onions with the garlic and mushrooms and saute for 4-5 minutes, then add in the fresh thyme and dried dill and stir to combine. Turn the heat up to medium high. Once it starts to sizzle, deglaze the pan with the mirin or broth and lower the heat back down to medium. Add in the beans and add a little Earth Balance if the mixture is dry. Add in the stock and allow to come to a small boil. Dial the heat back down to medium low and simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- While the soup is simmering, make your dumpling batter. Combine the unsweetened almond or soy milk with the chopped dill and cracked pepper in a measuring cup. In another small bowl, measure out the dry Bisquick. Slowly pour the liquid into the Bisquick, stirring gently until combined. Do not overstir or the dumplings will be tough.
- Drop tablespoon-sized spoonfuls of the Bisquick batter into the soup. Cover and allow to simmer for about 15 minutes to allow the dumplings to rise and soften.
- The dumplings taste best fresh, so if you want to make a smaller batch, just transfer some of the broth to another bowl and refrigerate until ready to use and reduce the amount of Bisquick batter accordingly.
- Before serving, remove about a cup of the hot broth and add 1-2 TB of mellow miso. Stir until dissolved, and add in back into the pot. Then ladle the soup into bowls and top with the dumplings. Serve immediately.
I just love dumplings, I think it has been about 18 years since I've had one (before I was veg). I might have to give these a try!
i'm sitting in my office right now, freezing and nursing a cup of really hot coffee when all i want to do is tuck into this bowl of soup. unfortunately we don't keep canned beans in the house, but we do have dry cannellini beans on the ready to use. i especially love the addition of the dill dumplings.
what a deliciously hearty meal! i actually think i've never have dumplings in soup before. they look tremendous!
This looks fab, I had dumplings last night, never would have thought to try it in soup!
This looks delish! I love dumplings. You said it calls for 5-6 large portobello mushrooms, right? Do you mean the kind that are about 4 inches across? Just wanted to double-check because that seemed like a lot of shrooms. Thanks!
thanks! Sorry about that — I meant baby bella (crimini) mushrooms — I've updated the recipe … I hope you enjoy the recipe!
wow!
Wow, that looks amazing.
That sounds like a lovely combination of flavors. I haven't had dumplings in eons, those bisquick ones look absolutely fabulous in your soup!
I love dumplings in soup, esp. unconventional ones!
I wish we had bisquick here! I'd make dumplings all the time!
Thanks jojo! I think you can get the same result with mixing AP flour and baking soda — although bisquick is more convenient anda little more tasty, IMO.
I just came across your website this week (love it!!!) and I made this recipe tonight for dinner. It was fantastic!! I didn't use Bisquick but instead made the dumplings from flour, water, baking powder and salt. Both hubby and son loved it, and so did I. I will be making this over and over again. Thanks for posting!!!
So glad you enjoyed Liz!