Lightened-Up Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

INGREDIENTS

1 tbsp

unsalted butter

3/4 cup

chopped yellow onion (1/2 of a medium onion)

1 cup

sliced carrots (1 and 1/2 large carrots)

1 cup

sliced celery (2-3 stalks)

garlic cloves, minced

1/4 cup

all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp

oregano

1/2 tsp

fresh ground pepper

1 tsp

fresh thyme1

1/2 tsp

salt

8 cups

chicken broth2

medium potato, peeled and diced (around 1 and 1/2 cups)

2 cups

shredded roasted chicken3

1 cup

fat free half-and-half or whole milk4

4 cups

uncooked wide egg noodles5