Name: Creamy Chicken Soup
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 4 carrots (peeled and diced); 1 medium onion (diced ); 3 cups chicken (cooked; cubed or shredded (rotisserie is great)); 4 cups chicken broth; 3 1/2 cups half and half (or milk); 1 1/2 teaspoons herbs de Provence; 3 bay leaves; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric; 2 boullion cubes (chicken ); 1/4 cup white wine; 4 tablespoons butter; 4 tablespoons flour; Gruyere cheese (shredded (optional))

Creamy Chicken Soup

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Creamy Chicken Soup

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 carrots peeled and diced
1 medium onion diced
3 cups chicken cooked; cubed or shredded (rotisserie is great)
4 cups chicken broth
3 1/2 cups half and half or milk
1 1/2 teaspoons herbs de Provence
3 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
2 boullion cubes chicken
1/4 cup white wine
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons flour
gruyere cheese shredded (optional)

Instructions

Melt the butter and olive oil together in a big pot. Add your carrots and onions.
Cook the vegetables until they're soft and tanned.
Add the chicken.
Add the broth...
...and the half and half...
...the herbs de Provence, bay leaves and turmeric...
...the boullion cubes...
...the garlic...
...a good grind of pepper...
...and the wine.
In a small saucepan, make a roux by melting the 4 tablespoons of butter and mixing in the flour. Let it cook for a few minutes to get rid of the raw flour taste.
Stir the roux into the soup, then bring it to a boil. Lower to a simmer and let it cook for twenty to thirty minutes until it thickens to your taste.
Before serving, remove bay leaves.
Top with shredded gruyere cheese if desired.

Recipe Notes

October 2015

This was delicious. You could definitely cut the fat, though, by using milk instead of half and half, and using less butter to cook the onions and carrots and maybe a bit less in the roux. I don't think the flavor would be compromised at all.

Original recipe on The Cookie Rookie.

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