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Southern Mushroom Soup takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Southern Mushroom Soup takes 30 minutes to cook.

Southern Mushroom Soup makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Southern Mushroom Soup are:

6 cups chopped fresh mushrooms
3 small onion, chopped
6 cups chicken broth
1/ 2 cup or 8 TBL of Smart Balance, melted
1/2 cup and 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
4-1/2 cups 2% milk
1-1/2 cups half & half
3 pinches salt and pepper to taste

Here is how you make Southern Mushroom Soup:

# In a large saucepan, combine the mushrooms, onion and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then simmer covered for 15 minutes over low heat.# Stir together the melted butter and flour to make a paste. Stir the paste into the pan with the vegetables. Increase the heat to medium, and gradually stir in the milk. Continue stirring constantly.# When the mixture thickens and begins to boil, stir in the cream. Cook over low heat without boiling for about 10 minutes, or until the mushrooms are tender. Season with salt and pepper. Makes 12 servings=319 calorieNumber of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DMICHA4583.

The nutritional information for Southern Mushroom Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 218.6

• Total Fat: 10.3 g
• Cholesterol: 19.8 mg
• Sodium: 905.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 19.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
• Protein: 14.0 g