Mushroom Vegetable Soup

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Course : Soups
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 6
 

Ingredients:

1 pound mushrooms -- fresh
2 tablespoons margarine -- divided
1 cup carrot -- finely chopped
1 cup celery -- finely chopped
1 cup onion -- finely chopped
1 clove garlic -- minced
13 3/4 ounces condensed beef broth
2 cups water
1/4 cup tomato paste
2 teaspoons parsley flakes or
1/4 cup fresh parsley -- minced
1 piece bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper -- freshly
2 tablespoons dry sherry
 

Preparation:

Wash mushrooms; slice half of them and set aside. Chop remaining mushrooms and saute them in 1 tb margarine in a large pot. Add all the vegetables (except the sliced mushrooms) and cook 6-7 minutes, stirring often. Stir in all other ingredients except the mushrooms, the remaining margarine, and the sherry. Simmer, covered, for 1 hour. Puree soup in the blender or food processor fitted with steel blade. Saute the sliced mushrooms in the remaining 1 tb of margarine. Return pureed soup to pot; and sauteed mushrooms and sherry. Reheat over moderate heat, stirring.

 

Nutritional Information:

CHO: 12g; PRO: 5g; FAT: 5g; CAL: 108;