Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup sliced carrots
• 1 cup celery root, peeled & chopped
• 1 garlic cloved, minced
• 4 tbsp flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• pepper to taste
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp dried parsley
• 1 tsp paprika
• 8 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup diced potatoes
• 3 cups of shredded cooked chicken
• 1 cup half & half
• 3 cups egg noodles

Directions:

1. Melt the butter in a large pot and sauté the onion, carrots, celery root, garlic, thyme, oregano, parsley, basil and paprika until soft.
2. Sprinkle in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in the chicken broth and add the diced potatoes.  Bring to a boil and simmer for 29 minutes.
3. Add in the shredded chicken, half & half and noodles.  Cook for 10 minutes more until the noodles are fully cooked.  Season with salt and pepper, serve hot.