Atkins Creamy Mushroom Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add mushrooms, onion, and garlic; cook and stir until tender, about 10 minutes. Add salt, pepper, and thyme; cook and stir until combined, about 1 minute. Stir in chicken broth, heavy cream, and cream cheese. Reduce heat to a low simmer and pour in sherry. Cook, stirring constantly, until flavors are well incorporated, about 45 minutes.

Steps:

• Melt half of the butter in a large sauce pan and saute mushrooms for about 5 minutes until done.
• Add the broths to the mushrooms and bring to a simmering boil.
• Melt the other half of the butter in a small frying pan and mix in the crushed sesame seeds.
• Gradually add several tablespoons of the broth to the sesame butter, stirring constantly.
• Stir the sesame mixture into the broths, salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook broth over low heat for 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in heavy cream until well blended.
• Serve garnished with chives.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, saute mushrooms, onion, celery, and carrot in butter until tender.
• Stir in flour until blended. Add broth and seasonings, mix well.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat; simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
• Stir in cream, chicken, parsley, lemon juice and salt. Heat 5 more minutes on low heat.