Southern Mushroom Soup
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- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
6 cups chopped fresh mushrooms3 small onion, chopped6 cups chicken broth1/ 2 cup or 8 TBL of Smart Balance, melted1/2 cup and 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour4-1/2 cups 2% milk1-1/2 cups half & half3 pinches salt and pepper to taste
# In a large saucepan, combine the mushrooms, onion and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then simmer covered for 15 minutes over low heat.
# Stir together the melted butter and flour to make a paste. Stir the paste into the pan with the vegetables. Increase the heat to medium, and gradually stir in the milk. Continue stirring constantly.
# When the mixture thickens and begins to boil, stir in the cream. Cook over low heat without boiling for about 10 minutes, or until the mushrooms are tender. Season with salt and pepper.
Makes 12 servings=319 calorie
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DMICHA4583.
# Stir together the melted butter and flour to make a paste. Stir the paste into the pan with the vegetables. Increase the heat to medium, and gradually stir in the milk. Continue stirring constantly.
# When the mixture thickens and begins to boil, stir in the cream. Cook over low heat without boiling for about 10 minutes, or until the mushrooms are tender. Season with salt and pepper.
Makes 12 servings=319 calorie
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DMICHA4583.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 218.6
- Total Fat: 10.3 g
- Cholesterol: 19.8 mg
- Sodium: 905.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 19.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
- Protein: 14.0 g
Member Reviews
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LILY1207
Great soup! I used skim milk instead of the 2% and added a pinch of nutmeg. Very tasty! - 1/17/09
Reply from DMICHA4583 (1/17/09)
Thanks Lily!!! My whole family loves this soup ~ but shhhhhh~ they didn't know it's got less calories!!
Thanks again