Chicken Vegetable Soup

This is an easy, stove top soup you can make when the urge for something hot and comforting strikes.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  cups  chopped chicken meat
• 2  tablespoons butter or 2  tablespoons margarine
• 1  cup  chopped onion
• 1  cup  chopped celery
• 1  tablespoon  chopped green pepper
• 1  tablespoon  minced garlic
• 6  cups chicken broth
• 2  chicken bouillon cubes
• 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1  cup  diced potato
• 1⁄4 cup  diced carrot
• 1⁄2 cup  light cream

Directions

1. In soup pot, saute chicken in butter for 3 minutes.
2. Add onion, celery, green pepper and garlic.
3. Saute for another 3 minutes.
4. Add broth, boullion, thyme and pepper.
5. Bring to a boil.
6. Add potatoes and carrots.
7. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
8. Remove from heat; quickly stir in cream.