Monday, December 22, 2008

Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

One year ago I searched out and printed two different Chicken and Wild Rice Soup recipes. I stuck them in my "to test" binder and there they have sat. I considered them a few times for a meal in the past year, but they never made the cut. What a shame! I merged the two recipes together for dinner tonight and the result was amazing. It was the perfect soup for tonight's meal - we've had snow all day and just before dinnertime we were outside shoveling and building a snow fort. How wonderful to come inside to a warm pot of soup and fresh rolls. I'm afraid I have no photos - my camera is MIA. Has anyone seen a camera lying around somewhere?


**update** I found my camera! Well, actually some friends of ours found our camera in their driveway, under 8 inches of snow. It still works though, and here's proof:




Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
serves 6-8

1 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup diced onion
1/2 cup diced celery
1/2 cup diced carrots
4 cups chicken broth
2 cups water
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts - cooked & shredded
1 (4.3 oz) box Rice-a-Roni Long Grain & Wild Rice (original flavor)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup butter
1 1/4 cups heavy cream
3/4 cup milk

In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add onions, celery and carrots and saute for 7-8 minutes. Add chicken broth, water and shredded chicken. Bring to a boil and add rice (save seasoning packet!). Cover pot and remove from heat.

In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add the seasoning packet and stir to combine. Slowly add the flour (in 1/4 cup increments) to form a roux and continue to stir. Add salt and pepper. Whisk in heavy cream and milk, a little at a time, until fully incorporated. Cook and continue to stir until thickened - about 5 minutes.

Return broth/rice mixture to the heat and add cream mixture. Cook over medium heat until rice is softened and soup is thickened and heated through, about 10-15 minutes.

8 comments:

Robyn said...

This soup is soooooo good!!! I give it 5 out of 5 stars.

Anonymous said...

My husband and I made this dinner together. Very romantic. We and our 2 kids give this recipe 8 thumbs up!!!! It was so yummy. We doubled the recipe so we have lots of good eatin left over.

Anonymous said...

I made this last night and it was perfectly delicious!

Mandy Wollenzien said...

This is so Yummy and Savory. I loved it. I even shared it with my roommates and they loved it.

Anonymous said...

My children love this recipe. I posted a version on my blog in the past. Instead of carrots, I use several cans of mixed vegetables and instead of heavy cream, I use a few cans of cream of mushroom soup. Yummy!

BTW, Thanks for stopping by my bloggy. You have some tasty looking recipes here. I'll be back. :)

Amy said...

I made this and it was so good! I was able to freeze some as well! Thanks =)

Anonymous said...

I made this with fat free 1/2 & 1/2 instead of the cream and half the roux (I am on Weight Watchers) but had to try this soup! I got the points down to 4 per serving and it was so yummy!

Tonight it is the oriental chicken wraps! I am loving you blog. Thank you for the great recipes.

featherbed said...

yummy yummmm!