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Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

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Easy breezy recipe! I used a specific Uncle Ben’s brand of wild rice that came with a spice pack. That is what flavors the soup. Make sure you pick yourself up a box to make your life a whole lot easier!

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoons Butter
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1 cup Diced Onion
  • 4 stalks Celery, Chopped
  • 4 whole Large Carrots, Peeled And Cubed
  • 6 cups Good Quality Chicken Broth
  • ¾ pounds Chicken Breasts, Cubed
  • 1 box Uncle Ben's Long Grain And Wild Rice (6 Oz.)
  • 1-½ cup Half-and-Half Or Fat-Free Half-and-Half
  • ⅓ cups All-purpose Flour
  • 3 dashes Salt And Pepper, to taste

Preparation

In large pot, heat butter and olive oil. Sauté onions, celery and carrots on medium low heat for 10 minutes to soften. Season vegetables with salt and pepper. Pour in chicken broth and cubed raw chicken. Raise temperature to medium high heat to poach chicken in cooking liquid. Once chicken has cooked and become opaque, pour in rice and the seasoning packet that came with the rice. Cover and reduce heat to simmer lightly for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

In a small bowl, whisk cold half-and-half with flour until smooth. Pour into the soup pot and reduce heat completely to low. Cook 10 minutes or until rice is softened completely and soup has thickened slightly. Taste and season accordingly. Serve hot.

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gardengal79 on 3.30.2011

Super good. Took a shortcut and used chopped rotisserie chicken. Thanks for this one!

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okiemama on 3.10.2011

Made it again this week. When I don’t have it around for leftovers, I crave it. Seriously delicious.

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Kimberly on 3.8.2011

Thanks for this recipe! It’s so delicious that I’m writing it down and it’s made its way into my recipe box with all my family recipes!

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capewav on 2.6.2011

The second time I made this (not too long after the first!) I added mushrooms to the vegetables. MMMMuuwwaaaa!

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Kaitlin on 2.1.2011

I loved this recipe. We made 6 different soups one day and canned them, and this was by far my favorite of them all. We cooked it as directed, and then put it in mason jars in the pressure canner, and I was able to store the jars at room temperature in my pantry for a month before I finished my last jar, even with the chicken. Canned homemade sure beats campbell’s, thanks for a great recipe!

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Kelly on 3.7.2012

This soup is delicious! I’m eating my third bowl! I ran out of half and half, so I used whipping cream, which created the most heavenly soup ever!

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Very Culinary on 4.14.2011

Quick prep, simple, tons of flavor. Loved it. I used up some left over roasted chicken I had, instead of the raw chicken it called for, eliminated the celery (only because I don’t like it) and also left out the flour – just mixed the half and half directly into the soup. Thickened nicely. Great recipe. Will make again and again.

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kirstenh on 4.7.2011

This fantastic creamy and smooth soup was the perfect way to warm up on a rainy day. I improvised and used Uncle Ben’s Express mushroom rice and a separate small packet of wild rice. Some white pepper and garlic powder went a long way in giving it a delicious and savory flavor.

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Kimberly on 3.8.2011

This soup is delicious. I love the wild rice rather than the noodles, which are part of traditional chicken noodle soup that I don’t particularly love.
So amazing it’s going into our soup rotation! And, it’s super easy to make, especially if you do all the chopping before hand.

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mindada on 2.24.2011

This was very good! I used the fat-free 1/2 1/2. I didn’t find that it needed any additional seasoning. I used cooked chicken breast, and added at the same time as the rice. Thanks!

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