Creamy Shiitake Mushroom Soup

Total Time: 7 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 cup sliced shiitake mushroom
• 2 cups fat free chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1/8 teaspoon ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon chinese five spice powder
• 3 tablespoons half-and-half
• freshly cracked pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a heated saucepan, add oil and onion. saute until opaque. add mushrooms and saute about one minute longer, stir some.
• 2 add broth, soy sauce, ginger, and chinese five spice powder. bring to a boil for one minute. then reduce temperature to low heat.
• 3 in a small bowl add 1/4 cup of soup and stir until it has lowered its temperature. then add the half-and-half and stir.(add as much as you want. i just limited it to keep the calorie count lower.) then return the mixture to the rest of the soup and stir. if you've done this right, your half-and-half will not clump.
• 4 cook on low for one minute more and then serve with freshly cracked pepper on top.