Pam’s Cheddar Cheese Soup

Rich and t-t-t-tasty tasty!

Ingredients:

1. Boil in water until tender:
   • 2-3 potatoes, peeled and diced
   • 4-5 carrots, peeled and diced
2. Make I recipe of white sauce:
   • 2 TBSP margarine or butter
   • 2 TBSP flour
   • 1/4 tsp. salt
   • I/8 tsp. pepper
   • 1 C. milk

Heat margarine in 1 1/2 qt. saucepan over low heat until melted. Stir in flour, salt and pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in milk.; heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir I minute.

Add the following to the white sauce:

• 3 C. chicken stock
• 2 C. half-and-half
• 4 C. grated cheese (medium cheddar)

Add salt, pepper and parsley to taste. Add cooked potatoes and carrots.

Submitted by Pam Little DiDonato