Chicken And Wild Rice Chowder

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 whole boneless (skinless chicken breast, trimmed of excess fat and cut into 1/2″ cubes)
• 1 medium onion (chopped)
• 1 medium carrot (peeled and chopped)
• 1 stalk celery (chopped)
• 1/2 green bell pepper (seeded and diced)
• 1 clove garlic (crushed)
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 large starchy potato (peeled and diced)
• 1/2 cup wild rice (cooked in boiling, salted water)
• 2 cups whole milk (room temperature)
• salt and pepper