MUSHROOM AND CARROT SOUP

Home » Food and Drink » Soups Join Sign in EzineArticles - Expert Authors Sharing Their Best Original Articles Custom Search Search Lois Center-Shabazz Platinum Quality Author Platinum Author | 29 Articles Joined: November 11, 2005 United States Delicious Mushroom and Carrot Soup By Lois Center-Shabazz | Submitted On July 03, 2007 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Expert Author Lois Center-Shabazz 1 onion finely chopped 8 cups chicken broth 2 Tsp fresh basil chopped 1 Tsp fresh cilantro chopped 2 cups of mushrooms, sliced 1 bay leaf 1 tsp olive oil 2 carrots, sliced Place the chicken broth in a large pan. Add the bay leaf and bring to a boil. Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the mushrooms, and season with salt and pepper (exclude the salt if the broth has salt). Stir and cook the mushrooms until brown. Add to the broth mix. Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the onions and carrots until soft. Add the basil and cilantro, stir until well mixed. Add all to the broth mix. This recipe is a soup that can be served with a beef or lamb dish, it can be served over beef or lamb. For lunch this soup can be served alone or with a sandwich to round out the meal. Mushrooms come in many varieties. Use your favorite mushroom with this dish or use a combination of mushrooms for an even more robustly flavorful soup. The nutritional value in mushrooms is what makes them special. Mushrooms provide several nutrients including riboflavin, niacin and selenium. They do not contain cholesterol, fat, or sodium. Mushrooms provide nutrients typical of meat and some grains. Mushrooms can be fried, baked, grilled, boiled, served alone, served stuffed with meat or fish, as a soup here, as a topping over meat---especially steak. The list goes on and on. Mushrooms are both delicious and a diverse food, surely to delight the most discriminating palate. Lois Center-Shabazz is the founder of the personal finance website, Msfinancialsavvy.com and the author of the award-winning book, Let's Get Financial Savvy! Msfinancialsavvy.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Lois_Center-Shabazz/19568 0 Comments | Leave a Comment Did you find this article helpful? Happy Face1 Sad Face0 Viewed 3,231 times Word count: 263 Article Tools EzinePublisher Report this article Cite this article Stay Informed Subscribe to New Article Alerts: Food and Drink: Soups Lois Center-Shabazz Email Address Subscribe We will never sell or rent your email address. Soups Article Feed Soups Article Feed Find More Articles Search Recent Articles A Perfect Healing and Fulfilling Winter Meal: Wild Elk Stew With Bone Broth 3 Hot and Creamy Soups You'll Fall In Love With 3 Creamy Soups That Your Taste Buds Will Love Tasty Cold Soup Recipes To Try For a Refreshing Meal Delicious Soup Recipes to Keep You Warm on a Cold Night Chicken/Turkey Noodle Soup - Crafted From Leftover Turkey/Chicken Meals With Veggies & Seasoned Well Potato-Leek Soup - Leeks Are Said to Possibly Date Back to Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt 5 Tips for Warming Winter Soups and Stews Chicken-Vegetable Soup With Orzo and Oregano Cream of Cauliflower Soup With Curry EzineArticles.com About Us FAQ Contact Us Member Benefits Privacy Policy Shop Site Map Blog Training Video Library Advertising Affiliates Cartoons Authors Submit Articles Members Login Premium Membership Expert Authors Endorsements Editorial Guidelines Terms of Service Publishers Terms Of Service Ezines / Email Alerts Manage Subscriptions EzineArticles RSS © 2017 EzineArticles All Rights Reserved Worldwide