Cream Cheese Chicken and Vegetable Soup
I found this recipe at Mel's Kitchen Cafe while I was looking at her cornbread recipe . (Also very yummy!) The soup has cream cheese in it and I said to myself...."If it has cream cheese in it, it can't be bad." ;) In short, my family LOVED it. It makes a good size batch and I barely had 1 bowl leftover. It was nice that I always have all the ingredients on hand. It will definitely be going on our list of favorite soups. 2 TBSP butter 2 TBSP minced onions (can use yellow onion, but I prefer dry minced) 2 cloves garlic, finely minced 2 stalks celery, finely diced 1/2 cup diced carrots (I used my ones I freeze each fall) 3 cups chicken broth 2-3 potatoes (Mel suggests leaving the peels on the reds if you use them) 1 cup milk 4 tablespoons flour 1 (8 oz. package) cream cheese (light can be used) About 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and diced (I seasoned with salt & pepper also) Salt and pepper (I had to add about 1 tsp+ after it was all done) In a...