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Healthy Cream of Mushroom Soup

Life is but a cream. This dreamy soup is the healthy version of the classic. Sure soup is good food, but this palatable pottage is absolutely out of this world. Enjoy every loving spoonful.
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Course Cream-Based Soups
Cuisine American

Servings 8 servings
Calories 656.54 kcal

Ingredients

  

  • 1 small sweet onion, peeled and diced
  • 1/2 cup(s) diced celery
  • 3 teaspoon(s) olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 8 ounce(s) shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 large Portobello mushroom
  • 4 ounce(s) button mushrooms
  • 2 small potatoes, peeled and quartered
  • 4 cup(s) fat-free chicken broth or vegetable broth
  • 1/4 cup(s) fat-free half and half
  • 1 dash(es) salt, to taste
  • 1 dash(es) Fresh ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon(s) fresh thyme
  • 3 teaspoon(s) sherry or cooking wine
  • 1 teaspoon(s) Worcestershire sauce (or more to taste)

Instructions

 

  • Place 2 teaspoons oil in large stock pot and saut garlic, onions and celery for 6 to 8 minutes.
  • Slice mushrooms Add mushrooms, reserving one cup (until the end).
  • Add potatoes to pot and continue to saut for an additional 5 minutes.
  • Add the stock and bring to a slow boil.
  • Reduce heat and simmer on medium-high heat until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork.
  • Remove from heat and add thyme.
  • Puree in blender, return to pot.
  • Add sherry, half and half, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce, warm through.
  • Meanwhile, saute the reserved mushrooms in one teaspoon oil, and season them with salt and pepper.
  • Add to the pot.
  • Serve warm.

Nutrition

Calories: 656.54kcalCarbohydrates: 121.65gProtein: 18.54gFat: 20.61gSaturated Fat: 6.33gCholesterol: 21.18mgSodium: 4075.09mgFiber: 14.89gSugar: 24.82g

Keyword Healthy Bytes, Healthy Eating, Low Calorie, Low Fat, Soup
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