Garden Zucchini Bisque

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 cups sliced zucchini (1/8 inch)
• 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced 1/4 inch
• 1/2 cup chopped onion (or 1 medium)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can chicken broth (i use 1 3/4 cups water with 2 packets of chicken boullion)
• 3/4 cup cream (i use milk)
• 1 pinch pepper

Recipe

• 1 in 3 quart saucepan melt 2 tbsp butter; add zucchini, mushrooms, onion and parsley.
• 2 cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisply tender (6 to 8 min).
• 3 meanwhile, in 2 quart saucepan melt 3 tablespoons butter over medium heat; stir in flour until smooth and bubbly (1 min).
• 4 add chicken broth; continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until soup is thickened (5 to 7 min).
• 5 stir in cream, pepper and zucchini mixture.
• 6 continue cooking until heated through (5 to 6 min).