Creamy Chicken & Mushroom Soup

This is a recipe that I got from Mom, and I believe she got it from one of her friends.  Very tasty and very easy!  I made it for dinner last night and it's already all gone! 

Ingredients: 

3 TBS Butter
1/4 C chopped onion (yellow)


1 LB mushrooms, quartered (white button or crimini or both)


1/3 C flour


4 C chicken broth


1/2 C half & half


1/2 C dry white wine  

1 tsp salt


1/2 tsp hot pepper sauce (i.e. tobasco...I substituted cayenne pepper)


2-1/2 C  diced cooked chicken (I used 2 chicken breasts)


1/4 tsp tarragon, dried or 1/2-3/4 tsp fresh (I used more:)


flat leaf Italian parsley for garnish



Cook chicken in olive oil and a little S & P.   In a large pot, saute the onion in the butter.  Add mushrooms and saute for ~10 min.  Sprinkle the flour over the mushrooms and saute a little more and blend smooth.  Stir in chicken broth, 1/2 & 1/2 and wine and simmer a little until thickened.  Add remaining ingredients and simmer uncovered for ~20 min.
  

Apply to mouth and smile ;)    ...had to say that

(Mom added this last step when she emailed me the recipe.  hehehe) 

Pasta with squash and tarragon

If you love tarragon and have it growing in your herb garden like I do, this is an easy light pasta you should try with some lovely summer squash. Here's the recipe I used, from Martha Stewart. I didn't use ouzo because I didn't feel like buying it, but it was still yummy!!