Chicken Velvet Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup butter
1 cup warmed milk
1 1/2 quarts hot chicken broth
1 cup warmed half-and-half
1 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken breasts
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper

Preparation

Melt butter in saucepan.
Add flour to melted butter; cook for 1 minute over medium high heat.
Set aside.
Combine milk, 1 pint of broth and the cream in a large pot.
Heat but don't boil
Add butter flour mixture and stir and cook until mixture thickens.
Add remaining 1 quart broth, cooked chicken, salt and pepper.
Heat but do not boil.
Add some frozen green beans or grated carrot for color.