JOE'S HOMEMADE MUSHROOM SOUP

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This easy recipe turns commonplace ingredients into a wonderfully tasty soup to feed a crowd.

Provided by Joseph Brojakowski Jr.

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Cream Soup Recipes Cream of Mushroom Soup Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups butter
1 large onion, chopped
5 pounds sliced fresh mushrooms
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
2 ½ teaspoons ground black pepper
1 ½ teaspoons salt
10 cups milk
10 cups chicken broth
½ cup minced fresh parsley
1 pinch ground nutmeg, or to taste
¼ cup sour cream, or as needed

Steps:

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and mushroom in hot butter until onion is tender, about 3 minutes. Stir flour, pepper, and salt into the onion mixture. Gradually stream milk and chicken broth into mixture while stirring to incorporate.
Bring the liquid to a boil; cook at a boil until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat. Stir parsley and nutmeg into the soup. Ladle soup into bowls and top each with a dollop of sour cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 226.8 calories, Carbohydrate 16.5 g, Cholesterol 41.5 mg, Fat 15 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 8.7 g, SaturatedFat 9.3 g, Sodium 314.8 mg, Sugar 8 g