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Old Fashioned Creamy Chicken And Rice Soup

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Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 onion diced
  • 1 carrot diced
  • 2 ribs celery diced
  • ½ pound chicken breast diced
  • 1/3 cup all purpose flour
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp minced garlic powder
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 ½ cups cooked rice or 1 ½ cup cooked noodles
  • 2 bay leaves

Instructions
 

  • n a large sauce melt butter, Saute onions, carrots and celery. Cook gently 5 minutes until vegetables are tender. Add chicken. Sprinkle with flour. Cook 4 minutes, browning lightly. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil. Season with salt, pepper & garlic. Add bay leaves. Cook 15 minutes. Add milk and bring to boil. Add rice and cook 5 to 10 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.

Notes

Great served with fresh homemade bread.
Tip: For a creamy chicken noodle soup, add 1 ½ cups of cooked noodles instead of the rice.