Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
This Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup recipe is rich, hearty and incredibly satisfying! This family-friendly soup will have everyone asking for seconds!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup uncooked wild rice blend
- 1 cup chopped yellow onion 1 small onion
- 1 cup diced carrots 2 medium
- 1 cup diced celery 3 ribs
- 7 Tbsp butter diced, divided
- 1 large garlic clove minced (1 1/2 tsp)
- 4 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 tsp of each dried thyme marjoram, sage and rosemary (or 1 tsp fresh, minced of any)
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp lemon zest
Instructions
- Prepare rice according to package instructions.
- In a separate stock pot, melt 1 Tbsp butter over medium heat. Add onion, carrots and celery and saute 4 minutes, add garlic and saute 30 seconds longer.
- Add chicken broth, thyme, marjoram, sage, rosemary and season with salt and black pepper. Increase heat to medium-high, add chicken pieces and bring mixture to a simmer.
- Cover pot with lid, reduce to medium-low heat and allow mixture to simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 16-20 minutes
- Meanwhile in a separate medium saucepan, melt remaining 6 Tbsp butter over medium heat. Add flour and cook 1 1/2 minutes, whisking constantly.
- Then while whisking vigorously, slowly pour milk into butter/flour mixture. Whisk in heavy cream. Cook mixture, stirring constantly until it thickens.
- Add milk mixture to soup in pot, cooked rice, and lemon zest. Stir well and remove from heat.
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