SHERRIED MUSHROOM BISQUE

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Number Of Ingredients 12

2 to 4 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
2 (4.5-ounce) jars sliced mushrooms, drained
1/2 cup cream sherry or chicken broth
3 cups chicken broth
1 (4 1/2-ounce) container to (5 1/2 -ounce) container garlic and herb soft spreadable cheese
2 cups half-and-half or milk
1 cup mashed potato flakes
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Chopped fresh chives, if desired
garlic croutons, if desired

Steps:

Melt butter in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion cook and stir 3 to 5 minutes or until tender. Increase heat to high. Add mushrooms and sherry cook and stir 3 to 5 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half. Stir in broth bring to a boil. Add cheese, half-and-half, potato flakes, salt and pepper cook and stir just until cheese is melted and mixture is thoroughly heated, reducing heat if necessary. DO NOT BOIL.Garnish each serving with chives or croutons.Nutrition Per Serving (1 cup): Calories 370 Protein 109 Carbohydrate 21g Fat 27g Sodium 1010mgFrom "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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