Chicken Wild Rice Soup
Yield: 8 servings
This hearty, flavorful chicken wild rice soup is pure comfort on a chilly day! It's lightly creamy with chicken, wild rice, and vegetables. Swap the chicken for turkey to make this soup with Thanksgiving leftovers!
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked whole grain not cracked wild rice
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 2 large carrots sliced into 1/4'' thick coins
- 8 ounces fresh button mushrooms sliced
- 2 large garlic cloves minced
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 8 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups half and half
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme or 1/2 tsp. dried
- ¼ cup finely chopped fresh parsley or 2 tsp. dried
- 4 cups cooked and coarsely shredded chicken or turkey smoked turkey is especially wonderful!
- 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
Instructions
- First, start cooking the wild rice, so it’s ready to add to the finished soup. Prepare according to the package instructions. This will take awhile – usually about 50 to 60 minutes, or even a bit more. Make sure the wild rice is cooked until most all of it is split open. It will have a curled appearance, with the dark outer shell broken open to reveal the lighter interior. The wild rice can even be prepared a day or two ahead of making the rest of the soup; just store it in the refrigerator until you're ready to use it.
- The remainder of the recipe can be made all in one pot. I like to use this pot for a single recipe, and a 12 quart stock pot when I double the recipe. Start by melting the butter over medium heat. Add the onion, celery, carrots, mushrooms, and garlic. Stir well and sauté until the onion is transparent and softened.
- Blend in flour, cooking until it bubbles a bit. Gradually add the broth, stirring constantly. Turn up the heat a bit and bring the soup to a low boil. Boil for 1 minute.
- Reduce heat slightly and add the cooked wild rice, half and half, soy sauce, salt, pepper, bay leaf, thyme, parsley, and chicken or turkey. Simmer for 20 minutes or until thoroughly warmed.
- Stir in the fresh lemon juice and taste test to see if it needs more salt and pepper. Serve with crackers or warm bread.
Notes
Thin any leftovers with additional chicken broth, if needed.
from a farmgirl's dabbles
Nutrition Information:
Serving: 1 Calories: 406kcal Carbohydrates: 16g Protein: 30g Fat: 25g Saturated Fat: 13g Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g Cholesterol: 118mg Sodium: 544mg Fiber: 2g Sugar: 5g
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