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Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Name: Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups milk; 1 clove garlic; 1 cup chopped yellow onion ); 1 cup diced carrots ); 1 cup diced celery ); 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts halves; 1 tsp lemon zest; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1/4 tsp of each dried thyme; 3/4 cup uncooked wild rice blend*; 4 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth ); 7 Tbsp butter; Salt and ground black pepper

Category
Soup
Cusine
American

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How to make?

Ingredients

3/4 cup uncooked wild rice blend*

1 cup chopped yellow onion

1 cup diced carrots

1 cup diced celery

7 Tbsp butter

1 clove garlic

4 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth

1/4 tsp of each dried thyme

Salt and ground black pepper

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts halves

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups milk

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 tsp lemon zest

Directions

Prepare rice according to directions listed on package. Halfway through the rice cooking, in a separate large pot, melt 1 Tbsp butter over medium heat. Add onion, carrots and celery and saute until slightly tender, about 4 minutes, adding in garlic during last 30 seconds of sauteing. Add chicken broth, thyme, marjoram, sage, rosemary and season with salt and black pepper to taste. Increase heat to medium-high, add chicken and bring mixture to a boil. Cover pot with lid and allow mixture to boil 12 - 15 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through . Remove chicken and set aside on cutting board to cool 5 minutes then shred into small bite size pieces. Meanwhile reduce heat to low and add cooked rice. Add shredded chicken to soup. 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. Cook mixture, stirring constantly until it thickens. Add milk mixture to soup mixture in pot and cook about 5 minutes longer, or until soup is thickened . Stir in heavy cream and lemon zest and serve warm. *I used Lundberg Wild Blend Rice which I recommend for this recipe if you can find it.