Ingredients
4 tablespoons butter
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
½-3/4 teaspoon salt
½-1 teaspoon ground white pepper
14.5 ounce can chicken broth regular or low-sodium
15 ounce can mixed vegetables drained
2 cups half and half
Directions
1
In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour, garlic powder, onion powder, white pepper and salt. Allow the mixture to simmer 1 minute.
2
Whisk in chicken broth and the drained vegetables. Bring the mixture to a simmer for 5 minutes.
3
Using a potato masher, emulsion blender or blender, mash the vegetables into the mixture to your desired consistency.
4
Whisk in half and half, and simmer an additional 5 minutes. Serve with Copycat Dolly Parton's Stampede Garlic Biscuits, cornbread, hoecakes or biscuits.
Notes
Tips and Substitutions
use a 15 ounce can drained mixed vegetables for convenience, but you can also use 15 ounces of fresh steamed vegetables or a can of Veg-All.
This soup is excellent paired with Copycat Dolly Parton's Stampede Chicken, a sandwich or salad.
Copycat Dolly Parton's Stampede Garlic Biscuits are amazing dipped in or served with this soup!
You can experiment with adding different vegetables. You can also add pasta or rice to make it even heartier.