Creamy Mushroom Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 tablespoon crisco vegetable oil or 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 3 leeks, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 lbs sliced button mushrooms or 2 lbs cremini mushrooms
• 4 cups chicken stock or 4 cups vegetable stock or 4 cups water
• 1 (370 ml) can carnation evaporated milk
• salt

Recipe

• 1 heat oil on medium heat in a large 16 cup pot. cook leeks, garlic and thyme for 5 minutes, until wilted. add mushrooms, cook on medium heat for 5-7 minutes until mushrooms have cooked down.
• 2 add stock, bring to a boil, cover, lower heat and cook for 20 minutes. puree in a blender. return to a pot.
• 3 stir in can of carnation and heat soup.
• 4 taste and adjust salt if necessary.
• 5 tips: garnish wiht satéed mushroom slices.