Turkey Rice Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. margarine
1 large onion, diced
1/2 green pepper, diced
1 1/2 ribs celery, diced
1 c. chopped fresh mushrooms
1/2 to 1 c. flour
8 c. hot chicken or turkey
broth plus meat
2 c. cooked rice or 1/2 c. uncooked
1 c. half and half
1/2 tsp. salt
dash of pepper
2 to 3 Tbsp. vermouth (optional)

Preparation

Melt butter in large kettle over medium heat. Saute onion, pepper, celery and mushrooms until tender-crisp.
Stir in flour. Do not brown.
Slowly add broth.
Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened.
Cook 1 minute longer.
Stir in rice and half and half.
Heat to serving temperature. Blend in salt, pepper and vermouth.
(Good way to use up last of Thanksgiving turkey.)
I boil up all the bones and make my broth, plus the meat.