Healthier Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tsp. or soup base

• 3 cups chicken soup stock

• 2 cups chopped carrots

• 2 cups chopped celery

• ¾ cup chopped onion

• 2 can reduced fat cream of chicken soup

• ¼ cup evaporated or fresh skim milk

• 2 cup cooked diced chicken

• 4 cups cooked noodles

• salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Heat chicken soup base and stock together.  Add carrots, celery, and onions, and simmer until vegetables are tender.  Add soup and milk.  Optional step --Thicken with roux (butter and flour). Add cooked chicken and noodles. Salt and Pepper to taste.  Makes 10 one cup servings.  *Can use ½ amounts of herbs listed in chicken/turkey soup recipe to replace soup base.