Cream of Mushroom Soup
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 cups sliced fresh mushrooms, portabella tastes best! (great price at Costco or Safeway)
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
- 1 cup half-and-half cream
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Directions
- In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender and transparent. Add mushrooms and saute until tender. Add flour to create a rue.
- Stir broth into the mushroom mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat.
- Stir in the cream, salt and pepper. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes, stirring often.
