Condensed Cream Of Soups

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup vegetable stock or 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1/2 cup milk (low-fat is okay)
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup vegetables, finely chopped (whatever your "of" is needed i.e. mushroom, celery, chicken, onion, potato, broccoli, cauliflower, e)

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, put butter and the "of" ingredient and cook until soft, not just tender. (if using chicken, just make sure it's cooked through).
• 2 add flour and stir together. (it will be thick).
• 3 slowly add stock while stirring or whisking to avoid lumps.
• 4 bring to a boil and cook a few minutes until thickened. (if it seems too thick, you can add a tsp or so more broth, just don't forget, you've still got milk to add).
• 5 add milk and salt and pepper and stir until combined and thick.
• 6 taste to know your seasonings prior to using it in a recipe so you can adjust salt and pepper as needed.
• 7 remember, you can combine ingredients to make a blend, or add garlic, etc, to make a cream of mushroom with garlic, etc.