Basic Cream of Chicken Soup

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp. butter

• 3 tbsp. flour

• salt, to taste

• 1 ½ c. chicken broth

• 1 c. milk, preferably whole

• ½ tsp. garlic powder

Instructions

1. Melt the butter until it is hot and foamy.

2. Sprinkle the flour in the foamy butter and blend thoroughly. Continue cooking (this is a classic roux) until the mixture has a beige or khaki-color.

3. Slowly add the chicken broth, stirring constantly. The mixture will begin to thicken.

4. Slowly add enough milk to get the consistency you want. (Don’t worry if you get too much. Just let it cook down.)

5. Sprinkle the garlic powder over the soup when it is thick and simmering. Remove from the heat.