Jeff's Recipes » Cream Of Chicken Stew

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken, about 4 pounds
• 1 large onion, roughly diced
• 3 cloves fresh garlic, crushed (or pressed)
• 3 stalks of celery, chopped
• 3 large carrots chopped
• 1 can sweet corn
• 1 can green beans
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• water
• salt and pepper
• chicken stock/broth
• 1 stick of unsalted butter
• about 1/4 cup of flour
• 1 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese (not that dust from the green can)
• 1 1/2 cups of bow-tie pasta or cheese tortellini (uncooked)
• About a cup of heavy cream
• Canola oil