Best-ever Chicken And Mushroom Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 -4 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup chopped yellow onion
• 1 garlic clove, minced (or 2)
• 1 lb mushroom, trimmed and sliced
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 cups chicken stock (or low-sodium chicken broth)
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 2 cups diced cooked chicken
• 1 1/4-1 1/2 cups half-and-half or 1 1/4-1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 1/4 cup dry wine
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• sour cream, for topping

Recipe

• 1 in a big pot over medium heat, melt 3 tablespoons butter.
• 2 add in onions and garlic, stir/saute for 3 minutes.
• 3 add in the mushrooms and lemon juice; stir/saute until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes (add more butter if desired).
• 4 add in the flour and stir until bubbly.
• 5 add in the stock and soy sauce; bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly until thickened, about 2 minutes.
• 6 add in the chicken, half-and-half, wine, salt, thyme, and pepper.
• 7 decrease heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until the flavors are blended, about 5 minutes.
• 8 ladle into soup bowls and swirl about 1 teaspoon sour cream, if using, into each bowl.
• 9 serve immediately.