Best Ever Creamy Turkey Noodle Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup light butter
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups milk
2 teaspoons salt
2 (15 ounce) cans chicken broth
1 tablespoon herbes de provence
4 bay leaves
1 tablespoon celery seed
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons lemon pepper
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
4 ounces cream cheese
2 cups water
1/2 - 1 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
8 ounces wide egg noodles
3 cups shredded cooked turkey

Preparation

Melt butter in a large soup pot.
Add flour and quickly stir for about 1-2 mins until the flour is somewhat \"cooked\".
Add the milk, salt and broth and whir with a hand blender til smooth.
Add to the pot the herbes de provence, bay leaves, celery seed, garlic powder, lemon pepper, and black pepper.
Simmer until beginning to thicken and add in the cream cheese, cut into cubes. Stir until smooth.
Stir in the water and egg noodles, and cook for about 8 - 10 mins, until the noodles are tender.
Stir in the parmesan and turkey.