Chicken & Wild Rice Soup

Ingredients:

4 cups chicken broth
2 cups water
2/3 carrots, sliced
1 onion, diced
1 pkg rice-a-roni long grain and wild rice
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

make roux (white sauce)
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup flour
2 cups milk

3-4 cooked and shredded chicken breasts

Directions:

1.  Combine first 7 ingredients together and bring to boil
2.  Cook and simmer 20 min. or so until rice and carrots are tender
3.  Make roux (white sauce)
            -melt butter on medium
            -add flour, stir to form a paste
            -immediately but gradually add milk, stirring constantly, and heat until starts to thicken
            -remove from heat
4.  Combine roux (white sauce) with broth mixture.  Add shredded chicken.  Stir all together and simmer for a few minutes on low.