Chicken Velvet Soup

Chicken Velvet Soup

* 3⁄4 cup flour

* 3⁄4 cup butter

* 1 cup warmed milk

* 1 1⁄2 quarts hot chicken broth 

* 1 cup warmed half and half 

* 1 1⁄2 cups shredded cooked chicken

* 1 Can creamy of celery soup

* 1 teaspoon salt 

* 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper

* Cooked pasta

Melt butter in saucepan. Add flour to melted butter; cook for 1 minute over medium high heat.Set aside. Combine milk, 1 pint of broth and the cream in a large pot. Heat but don't boil Add butter flour mixture and stir and cook until mixture thickens. Add remaining 1 quart broth, cooked chicken, cooked pasta, salt and pepper. Heat but do not boil. Remove from heat and serve.