Recipe - Canadian Cheese Soup

1 lg Potato, finely chopped
1 lg Onion, finely chopped
One fourth cup Carrots, thinly cut or sliced up
One fourth cup Finely chopped celery
1 cup Water
2 cup Chicken consomm‚ or
2 cup Chicken broth
1 cup Grated sharp Cheddar cheese
One half cup Half and half
2 tablespoon Chopped parsley

1. In a deep, 3quart, heatresistant, nonmetallic casserole place 1 cup
water, potatoes, onion, carrots and celery. Heat, covered, in Microwave
Oven 8 minutes or until vegetables are tender. 2. Add remaining
ingredients, except parsley, and heat, covered, 5 minutes or until soup
bubbles and cheese has melted. Stir occasionally. 3. Serve garnished with
chopped parsley.

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