Chicken Corn Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup celery, finely chopped
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 16 ounces canned creamed corn
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup half-and-half
• 1 carrot, shredded
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely minced
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken, coarsely shredded

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, cook the butter, onion, and celery over medium heat for 3 minutes.
• 2 stir in the flour, and cook 5 to 6 minutes longer, or until the mixture is golden.
• 3 add the broth, and whisk until smooth, raising the heat a bit.
• 4 add the remaining ingredients except chicken, and then lower heat and simmer for three minutes.
• 5 add chicken just before serving--allow soup to stand a few minutes to heat the chicken.
• 6 pieces.