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Mushroom Soup with Toasted Bread takes several minutes to prepare.

Mushroom Soup with Toasted Bread takes several minutes to cook.

Mushroom Soup with Toasted Bread makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Mushroom Soup with Toasted Bread are:

6 ounces light wheat bread (I used light wheathotdog buns) - about 3.5 buns
2 tablespoons whipped butter*
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 pounds white mushrooms, coarsely chopped
2 portobello mushrooms?stems discarded, black gills reserved for garnish, caps coarsely chopped
2 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced
Salt and freshly ground white pepper
6 cups low sodium vegetable broth
3/4 cup fat free half & half

Here is how you make Mushroom Soup with Toasted Bread:

1.Preheat the oven to 300?. Bake the bread slices on a baking sheet for about 1 hour, until deeply browned. 2.In a pot, melt the butter. Add the mushrooms and the garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook over moderate heat, until the mushrooms are softened, 5 minutes. Add the broth and the cream; bring to a boil. Cover and simmer until the mushrooms are tender, 10 minutes. 3. Add the toasted bread to the soup; simmer until softened, 5 minutes. Working in batches, puree the soup in a food processor. Return the soup to the pot, season with salt and pepper and keep warm. 4. Ladle the soup into bowls, garnish with the portobello gills and serve. Serving Size: Makes 12 servings, 6.5 fl oz eachNumber of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KLWOZNIAK.

The nutritional information for Mushroom Soup with Toasted Bread is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 88.2

• Total Fat: 3.8 g
• Cholesterol: 3.3 mg
• Sodium: 182.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 11.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
• Protein: 4.3 g