Not Just Another Cream Of Mushroom Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed chicken broth
• 1 3/4 cups water
• 1 cup half-and-half
• snipped parsley (optional)

Recipe

• 1 slice enough mushrooms to measure 1 cup.
• 2 chop remaining mushrooms.
• 3 cook and stir sliced mushrooms in 2 tbls of butter in a 3qt.
• 4 saucepan over low heat until golden brown.
• 5 remove with slotted spoon.
• 6 cook and stir chopped mushrooms and onion in remaining butter until onion is tender.
• 7 stir in flour, salt and pepper.
• 8 cook over low heat stirring constantly, about 1 minute then remove from heat.
• 9 stir in broth and water.
• 10 heat to a boil, stirring constantly.
• 11 boil and stir for 1 minute.
• 12 stir in half-and-half and sliced mushrooms.
• 13 garnish with parsley (opt).