Chicken Wild Rice Soup

Ingredients;
1 med onion chopped
1 c. chopped celery
2 carrots sliced
1/2 c.butter (I use a tad more than half stick)
1/2 c. flour
4 c. chicken broth
2 c. cooked wild rice (Uncle Ben's wild rice with seasoned packet)
2 c. light cream or whole milk
2 c. cooked diced chicken (I chop really small pieces)
1 tsp parsley (I use fresh)
2 tsp lemon pepper (I always add more and squeeze fresh lemon juice as well)

Directions:
*In large soup pot, saute onion, celery, and carrots in butter, 10 to 15 minutes until veggies are tender.
*Reduce heat.
*Blend in flour until bubbly and well combined, cook about 3 minutes.
*Gradually add chicken broth stirring constantly until smooth.
*Bring to a boil for 1 minute.
*Reduce heat to simmer.
*Add remaining ingredients.
*Simmer for 20 minutes.

Submitted by:  Kusha Keenan