Garlic Soup

Ingredients

• 1/8 cup parmesan cheese shaved
• 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
• 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 2 tbsps butter (salted)
• 4 fl oz whipping cream
• 1 1/2 tsps leaves thyme (dried)
• 36 cloves garlic
• 2 1/2 cups sliced onions
• 8 oz mushrooms

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cut tops off of 3 heads of garlic; drizzle with olive oil; wrap in foil. Bake until tender, 45 minutes. Cool, then squeeze between fingers to remove cloves.
3. In saucepan melt butter.
4. Add onion and thyme; cook 6 minutes.
5. Add roasted garlic and remaining raw (peeled) cloves; cook 3 minutes.
6. Add broth; cover and simmer until garlic cloves are tender, 20 minutes or so.
7. While broth is simmering, sauté mushrooms.
8. Add 3/4 of sautéed mushrooms to simmered soup.