Chicken Chowder

I thought I was going to make chicken chili and add that recipe to my blog but alas it tasted terrible. I had roasted a whole chicken for the chili and didn't use it all so I had left over chicken to do something with. I decided that on this unusual rainy day to make chicken chowder.

4 big carrots roughly chopped
2 celery stalks with leaves roughly chopped
1 lg onion roughly chopped
4 garlic cloves minced
3 C homemade chicken stock
2 C heavy cream
1 t  fresh thyme
1/2 t dried thyme
salt and pepper freshly ground
pinch of freshly ground nutmeg
2 T butter
1/4 C flour
2 C cooked chicken (roasted tastes better)

Melt butter and olive oil in large pot. Add the chopped vegetables, garlic, salt, pepper and saute until tender. Add the flour and cook a few minutes to take out the raw flour taste then add the stock slowly whisking to prevent lumps. Add the thyme and more salt and pepper and simmer until vegetables are cooked to desired tenderness. Pour in the cream then add the cooked chicken and nutmeg then warm through. Check seasonings one more time... I like to add more pepper!