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wild rice soup

Chicken Wild Rice Soup

Easy and delicious homemade wild rice soup!
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Cook Time: 1 hour
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 2/3 cups wild rice rinsed
  • 4 Tablespoon butter (divided)- 3 Tablespoon for roux 1 Tablespoon for sautéing
  • 3 Tablespoon flour
  • 2 stalks of celery
  • 3 carrots
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 6 cups chicken stock
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup spinach fresh or frozen

Instructions

  • Dice veggies and rinse wild rice.
  • Heat butter in a pan over low heat and add celery onions and carrots. Cook until just beginning to soften.
  • Add garlic and thyme, cook until fragrant; about 30 seconds.
  • Add chicken stock, bay leaf, salt and pepper, chicken breasts and wild rice. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer for about 45 minutes until chicken is cooked and rice is tender.
  • Take out chicken and shred. Once shredded, add back into pot along with the heavy cream.
  • Make the roux by mixing 3 tablespoons of butter and 3 tablespoons of flour. Stir into soup and add the spinach. Bring to a gentle boil. Simmer for a few minutes until soup begins to thicken. Salt and pepper to taste.

Notes

If using frozen spinach, I suggest adding it to the pot when you add the chicken and heavy cream.