Thick N' Hearty Chicken Cheese Soup

Thick N' Hearty Chicken Cheese Soup- Jessica Swendsen (sister-in-law)

Ingredients:
1 cup carrots, shredded
1/4 cup green onion, sliced
3 tablesoons butter or margarine
1/4 cup all purpose flour
2 cups milk
1 (250ml - 10 3/5oz) can chicken broth
1 (350g - 12.5oz) can Kirkland Signature Chunk Breast of Chicken
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 teaspoon Worchestershire sauce
1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions:
In a medium saucepan, cook carrots and green onion in hot margarine or butter about 10 minutes or until tender but not browned. Stir in flour. Slowly add milk, chicken broth, Worchestershire sauce and black pepper. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Stir in chicken and cheese. Cook and stir over low heat until cheese melts. Serve hot.

The Story:
I made this with my friend at her house and fell in love with the soup. It is so yummy - and again - best of all - its super easy to make. I asked her for the recipe and she just said go buy yourself some chicken from Costco and you'll have it - plus a few other good recipes. (I usually throw that card away without looking at it so was happy to have someone point out the golden recipes I was throwing away.) I made this for Brian as a surprise. Usually on soup night I make taco soup. I LOVE it. The kids eat it so well, and it freezes nicely so I always make lots of extra. But - poor Brian gets heart burn and taco seasoning isn't the nicest thing for it. So when he sat down to this lovely little surprise he was very delighted. He oohed and aahed all through dinner and hummed with every bite. I was very happy to see him loving his dinner. He told me it tasted like restaurant quality soup! And the kids ate this very well too. (Is it just my kids - or do all kids LOVE soup?) Brian also said that this needs to be put into the bi-weekly rotation that we've got going on. Sounds great to me. Its nice to have a few easy soup recipes on hand. Brian had a fantastic idea that we will try next time I make this - Buy sour dough bread bowls and hollow them out and eat the soup out of those. MMMMMmmmm. Try it - you'll love it!- Jessica Swendsen