Chicken Mushroom Soup

Prep Time: 15 Minutes

Cook Time: 30 Minutes

Ready In: 45 Minutes

Servings: 4

This is a Chili's Bar and Grill Clone

Ingredients:

1/4 cup margarine

1/4 cup diced yellow onion (cut into 1/4-inch pieces)

1/4 cup diced carrot (cut into 1/4-inch pieces)

1/4 cup diced celery (cut into 1/4-inch pieces)

3 cups sliced mushrooms (about one 8-ounce package, cut into 1/8-inch slices)

1/2 cup flour

5 1/2 cups chicken broth

1 pinch dried tarragon

1/4 teaspoon dried thyme

1/2 teaspoon white pepper

1 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

3 cups half-and-half cream

1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice

3/4 lb diced cooked chicken

Directions:

1. Melt margarine in large heavy pot.
2. Add vegetables and saute until tender over medium-low heat.
3. Slowly sift flour over vegetables and let cook briefly, stirring regularly.
4. Do not let flour brown.
5. Slowly add chicken broth to vegetable-flour mixture, stirring constantly.
6. Add herbs, pepper sauce and parsley and stir well.
7. Simmer 10 minutes.
8. Stir in half-and-half, lemon juice and chicken.
9. Bring to simmer and cook 10 minutes.
10. Serve immediately.

By RecipeOfHealth.com