Recipe for cooking cream of anything soup

Soups for Salads :: Vegetable Soups

Cream of Anything Soup

4 Tbsp. butter
4 Tbsp. flour
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
Dash of cayenne pepper
1 1/2 C. milk
2 C. chicken broth or stock
1/2 tsp. Mrs. Dash (seasoned salt)
1 tsp. onion powder or a sm. chopped onion

In a soup pot, melt and brown the butter and flour. Add salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Add milk, chicken broth or stock, seasoned salt and onion powder or onion.

Choose one of the following groups of vegetables (pured or chopped) and the corresponding seasonings:

2 C. asparagus
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
Dash of ground nutmeg or mace

1 1/2 C. green beans
1/2 tsp. crushed savory

2 C. broccoli
1/2 tsp. thyme
Dash of garlic powder
1 bay leaf

1 C. carrots
1 Tbsp. parsley
1/2 tsp. basil

2 C. cauliflower
1/2 tsp. curry powder

1 1/2 C. zucchini
Dash of nutmeg

1 1/2 C. mushrooms
Dash of nutmeg