Mn Wild Rice Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 40 ounces chicken broth
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup raw wild rice
• 1/3 cup diced celery
• 1/3 cup diced carrot
• 1/3 cup diced yellow onion
• 1/3 cup diced mushroom
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh minced garlic (dash)
• 1 cup diced cooked chicken
• 1/4 cup hot half-and-half cream
• 1 1/4 ounces sliced almonds
• pepper (to taste)
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 dash ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 cream sauce:.
• 2 melt butter. add flour and cook for 5 minutes. (it is important for the consistency in the end that this is completely cooked).
• 3 add pepper. stir 2-3 times and then let cool. store in fridge.
• 4 soup:.
• 5 in large soup kettle combine the chicken broth, water & rice. bring to boil. simmer for 45 minutes.
• 6 add celery, carrots, mushrooms, onions, garlic & pepper. simmer until veggies are tender.
• 7 stir in the cream sauce that has been chilling until this point. stir frequently.
• 8 stir in hot half & half and chicken. simmer, don't boil!
• 9 add sliced almonds as garnish when serving.