Cream Of Mushroom Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced thin (or finely chopped if you prefer smaller pieces)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 cups finely chopped onions
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 (14 3/4 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 -2 tablespoon sweet marsala wine (or to taste)
• 4 -6 bread boules (crusty bread bowls)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter is a large saucepan over med-high heat.
• 2 add mushrooms and onion and cook, stirring constantly until tender.
• 3 add flour.
• 4 cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• 5 gradually add broth, cook, stirring constantly until thickened; remove from heat.
• 6 stir in cream, pepper, nutmeg and marsala wine.
• 7 serve hot.
• 8 note: i always serve mine in bread bowls.
• 9 to prepare bowls: i cut a piece off of the top of each bread bowl and scoop out the bread from the inside.
• 10 i lightly butter the inside, place prepared bread bowls on a cookie sheet and place in a 350 degree oven for about 10-15 mins or until the bowls are toasted on the inside.
• 11 (this keeps the soup from soaking too fast into the bread).