Atkins Creamy Mushroom Soup

Submitted by _Pixie_

"Another Atkins recipe from my friend."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb mushroom, sliced thin
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 quart chicken broth
• 1 quart beef broth
• 2 tablespoons crushed toasted sesame seeds (use blender or food processor to crush)
• salt and pepper (to taste)
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon minced chives

directions

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

Reviews

[myswendy]

Absolutely wonderful! Just delicious! My only complaint was that it is VERY thin, and I prefer something thicker. I added 1 T. of non-cornstarch thickener to it--helped a bit, but it was still very, very thin. Also, I added a small dollop of sesame oil to the mix instead of bothering with the sesame seeds. YUM YUM!

 

[Dobermanmom]

This tastes amazing - It was thin, but adding any sort of 'thickener' would increase the carbs, which isn't worth it if you're an avid low-carber.

 

[Scott Keith]

I agree absolutely wonderful. I prefer my soups thin and this flavor was right up my alley. I was already a big fresh mushroom fan. I calculated the whole pot of soup to have 14.1g carbs. Great for us Atkins.