Mike's French Onion & Mushroom Soup
Mike's French Onion & Mushroom Soup

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, mike's french onion & mushroom soup. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mike's French Onion & Mushroom Soup is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Mike's French Onion & Mushroom Soup is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have mike's french onion & mushroom soup using 19 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Mike's French Onion & Mushroom Soup:
  1. Prepare ● For The Vegetables [all rough chopped]
  2. Take 1 (24 oz) Box Premium Baby Bellas [stems removed]
  3. Prepare 1 EX LG Vidalia Onion [you'll need its sweetness]
  4. Get 1/2 LG Red Onion
  5. Make ready 1/3 Cup Green Onions
  6. Make ready 1/4 Cup Fresh Parsley Leaves [optional]
  7. Get 3 Whole Garlic Cloves
  8. Make ready ● For The Broth [pre-mix before adding to veggies]
  9. Take 2 (32 oz) Boxes Swansons Broth
  10. Prepare 2 (1 oz) Packages Lipton Onion Soup Mix
  11. Make ready 1 tbsp Powdered Au Jus Mix [optional]
  12. Take 1/4 tsp Fresh Thyme
  13. Make ready 1 tsp Fresh Ground Black Pepper
  14. Get 1/4 tsp Crushed Bay Leaves
  15. Take 2 tbsp Salted Butter
  16. Make ready ● For The Options [as needed]
  17. Get Slices Gruyère [or swiss] Cheese
  18. Prepare Fresh Seasoned Crustiinis
  19. Prepare Fresh French Bread
Steps to make Mike's French Onion & Mushroom Soup:
  1. Rough chop all vegetables.
  2. Heat 2 cups broth and add all seasonings. Including butter. Whisk well.
  3. Add everything together and simmer for 30+ minutes covered on medium. Stir occasionally.
  4. Crustiinis and Gruyère Cheese pictured.
  5. Fresh crispy French bread pictured.
  6. Serve hot with melted Gruyère Cheese, [or swiss] crustiinis and fresh French bread. Enjoy and feel better!

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