Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 chicken
water
2 stalks celery, sliced
1/2 onion, chopped
1/4 c. margarine
2 Tbsp. flour
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 c. thin egg noodles
1/2 c. half and half

Preparation

In Dutch oven, cover chicken with water.
Bring to a boil. Simmer 40 minutes.
Save broth.
Saute celery and onion in margarine until soft.
Add flour and cook until brown.
Add broth from chicken, salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil.
Add noodles. Cook until tender.
Stir in chicken and half and half.
If the broth does not taste enough like chicken, add bouillon cubes to taste.