Mushroom Soup

Mushroom Soup

A delicious, wholesome soup perfect for a cold winter's day.

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Serves: 6 person(s) Change

Preparation Time: 12 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins

Yield: 6 x 1 cup serves

Quick And Easy Recipe

Ingredients Convert to Imperial

  • 2 chicken stock cubes
  • 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp sherry
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg, ground or grated
  • 0.71 L boiling water
  • 228.57 g mushrooms with stalks, finely chopped
  • 2 cup nonfat milk
  • 42.86 g onion, finely chopped
  • 3 Tbsp plain flour (1 oz)
  • 3 Tbsp reduced-fat margarine (2 oz)

Directions: Standard directions Microwave directions

In a heavy-based saucepan stir-fry mushrooms and onion with margarine until onion is golden and soft.

Stir in flour then slowly add water, stirring while you do so.

Add stock cubes, milk and pepper. Cook and stir over low heat for 10 minutes.

Add sherry. Just before serving add nutmeg.

Place mushrooms and onions in a microwave dish with margarine.

Cover and cook on HIGH 4 minutes. Stir in flour then slowly add 1 cup water, chicken stock cubes, nonfat milk and pepper to taste. Stir well.

Cover and cook on MEDIUM HIGH 20 minutes.

Remove and add 2 remaining cups of boiling water.

Just before serving add sherry and nutmeg.

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