Creamy Chicken Soup

Ingredients

• Jake’s Country Meats Whole Chicken
• Olive oil
• 2 t kosher salt, divided
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 Cup
• Moo-ville butter
• 1 medium Spanish onion, chopped
• 2 stalks of celery (with leaves), chopped
• 3 medium carrots, chopped
• 8 oz. white or button mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 Cup flour
• 7 Cups
• Jake's Chicken Broth
• 3 sprigs parsley or dash of dried parsley flakes
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme or dash of dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 3/4 Cups cooked, diced or shredded chicken
• 1/2 Cup heavy cream (optional)
• 2 1/2 teaspoons dry sherry
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 Cup frozen peas, thawed
• 2 Tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley, for garnish (optional)