[recipe] Cream of Vegetable Soup

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This recipe is very easy and quick to prepare.

Also a great way to use up leftover veggies.

 

 

Cream of Vegetable Soup

 

1 medium onion, chopped

1/4 cup butter or margarine

1/4 cup flour

2 cup vegetarian " chicken-flavor " broth

1 cup milk

1 cup half-and-half cream

1/2 tsp dried basil

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1/4 tsp garlic powder

3 cups chopped cooked mixed vegetables (such as

broccoli, carrots and cauliflower)

 

In a large skillet or Dutch oven, saute the onion in the butter

until tender. Add flour; cook and stir until bubbly. Gradually

add broth; cook and stir until thickened, about 5 minutes.

Stir in milk and cream. Add the basil, salt, pepper and garlic

powder. Add the vegetables; cook gently until warmed through.

 

Yield: 4 to 5 servings

 

~ PT ~

 

A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than

the metaphysics of books.

~Walt Whitman, poet (1819-1892)