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Creamy Chicken-Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup sliced leek or chopped onion
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced carrot
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• 1 14-ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon snipped thyme or basil or 1 teaspoon dried thyme or basil, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken or turkey
• 1/4 cup dry white wine or reduced-sodium chicken broth
• Cracked black pepper

Directions

1. In a large saucepan cook celery, leek, and carrot in hot butter until tender.
2. In a medium bowl gradually stir broth into flour.
3. Stir flour mixture into vegetables in saucepan.
4. Add milk, dried herb (if using), and salt and cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly.
5. Cook and stir for 1 minute more.
6. Stir in chicken, wine, and herb (if using).
7. Cook for 2 minutes more.
8. Season each serving with pepper.

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