30-60 mins
Make-Ahead
Over 1 hour
Quick & Easy
Under 15 mins
Under 30 mins
Creamy Chicken And Wild Rice Soup
Creamy Chicken And Wild Rice Soup
Creamy Chicken And Wild Rice Soup
⏱1h
👥6
🔥350 cal
Easy
🍽️American
A comforting and hearty soup featuring tender chicken, wild rice, and a creamy, flavorful broth. This is a family-friendly recipe using readily available ingredients.
A comforting and hearty soup featuring tender chicken, wild rice, and a creamy, flavorful broth. This is a family-friendly recipe using readily available ingredients.
Heat Olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add Chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, about 8-10 minutes. Remove Chicken and set aside.
Add Diced onion, Diced carrots, and Diced celery stalks to the pot and cook until softened, about 5-7 minutes.
Add Garlic-minced and cook for 1 minute more.
Pour in Chicken broth and add Wild rice-rinsed, Dried thyme, Dried rosemary, and Bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 45-50 minutes, or until Wild rice is tender.
While the soup simmers, make a roux. In a small saucepan, melt Butter over medium heat. Whisk in All-purpose flour and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Gradually whisk the roux into the simmering soup. Stir until the soup thickens, about 2-3 minutes.
Shred the cooked Chicken and add it back to the soup.
Stir in Heavy cream and heat through. Remove Bay leaf before serving.
Ingredients
6
1 lb450 gBoneless skinless chicken breasts
1 tsp5 mLSalt
1/2 tsp2.5 mLBlack pepper
1 tbsp15 mLOlive oil
1 cup240 mLDiced onion
22Diced carrots
22Diced celery stalks
2 cloves10 mLGarlic-minced
6 cups1.4 LChicken broth
1 cup240 mLWild rice-rinsed
1/2 tsp2.5 mLDried thyme
1/4 tsp1.25 mLDried rosemary
1 bay leaf1Bay leaf
1/2 cup120 mLHeavy cream
2 tbsp30 mLAll-purpose flour
2 tbsp30 mLButter
Equipment
Large pot or Dutch oven
Small saucepan
Whisk
Instructions
Season Chicken with Salt and Pepper.
Heat Olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add Chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, about 8-10 minutes. Remove Chicken and set aside.
Add Diced onion, Diced carrots, and Diced celery stalks to the pot and cook until softened, about 5-7 minutes.
Add Garlic-minced and cook for 1 minute more.
Pour in Chicken broth and add Wild rice-rinsed, Dried thyme, Dried rosemary, and Bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 45-50 minutes, or until Wild rice is tender.
While the soup simmers, make a roux. In a small saucepan, melt Butter over medium heat. Whisk in All-purpose flour and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Gradually whisk the roux into the simmering soup. Stir until the soup thickens, about 2-3 minutes.
Shred the cooked Chicken and add it back to the soup.
Stir in Heavy cream and heat through. Remove Bay leaf before serving.
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