Creamy Chicken Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1 cup chicken stock reduced-salt
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 6 carrots 4- ,peeled and cut into 1/8” slices
• 2 celery stalks cut into 1/8” slices
• 1 medium yellow onion diced
• 1 garlic clove minced
• 3 cups chicken broth reduced-salt
• 1/4 cup dry white wine dry or semi-, ; a good drinking wine
• 3 1/2 cups cream milk, or half and half, or a mixture of cream and skim milk
• 2 tablespoons chicken base granules or chicken cubes
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley or 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
• 3 bay leaves dried
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Herbs de Provence
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric optional
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika optional
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
• 5 cups cooked chicken 4- ,cubed or shredded – rotisserie chicken works well, but do NOT use smoked chicken.
• shredded Gruyere cheese Garnish:, optional
• chopped fresh parsley

Nutrition

• Calories : 640 calories
• Carbohydrate : 17 grams
• Cholesterol : 175 milligrams
• Fat : 50 grams
• Fiber : 2 grams
• Protein : 31 grams
• SaturatedFat : 23 grams
• Sodium : 250 milligrams
• Sugar : 4 grams