Chicken and Mushroom Chowder

Ingredients

• 1  carrots finely chopped
• 1 pound chicken breast strips/pre-cooked/chopped cubed cooked
• 3 cups chicken broth 
• 3 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 0.5 cup rice long grain uncooked
• 1 cup milk 
• 0.8 pound mushrooms sliced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil 
• 1  onion finely chopped
• 1.5 teaspoons oregano dried
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper 
• 0.5 cup water 

Equipment

• sauce pan

Directions

1. In a large saucepan, bring chicken broth and water to a boil. Stir in chicken, and season with oregano and pepper.
2. Add rice, and reduce heat.
3. Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, and saute garlic, onion, carrot, and mushrooms until tender. Thoroughly mix in the flour.
4. Transfer to the broth mixture.
5. Stir milk into the mixture, and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 30 minutes.