MUSHROOM AND CHICKEN SOUP RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large saucepan and cook the onions and garlic until soft but not browned, about 8-10 mins.
• Add the mushrooms and cook over a high heat for another 3 mins until softened. Sprinkle over the flour and stir to combine. Pour in the chicken stock, bring the mixture to the boil, then add the bay leaf and simmer for another 10 mins.
• Remove and discard the bay leaf, then remove the mushroom mixture from the heat and blitz using a hand blender until smooth. Gently reheat the soup and stir through the cream (or, you could freeze the soup at this stage – simply stir through the cream when heating). Scatter over the parsley, if you like, and serve.

Steps:

• Brown chicken breasts on both sides in olive oil in large skillet, but don't fully cook. Remove when done.
• In same skillet, cook garlic, mushrooms and red onion in olive oil till tender.
• Add cream of mushroom soup, water, salt, pepper, basil and cayenne. Stir till mixed.
• Add chicken breasts to skillet, spoon sauce over chicken. Cover skillet. Bring to simmer.
• Cook until chicken is done--time will vary depending on size of chicken breasts.
• Serve chicken with sauce.
• ***Sauce is good on stuffing and mashed potatoes.