Cream Of Peanut Soup

Ingredients

• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 celery, chopped
• 1/4 butter or margarine
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups canned chicken broth, diluted
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon paprika

Directions

saute onion and celery in butter in Dutch oven until tender; add flour, stirring until smooth. Gradually add chicken broth; bring mixture to boil. Add milk and half-and-half.
Remove from heat; strain soup and discard vegetables. Add peanut butter; stir well. Simmer 5 minutes. Stir in salt, pepper and paprika.