Creamy Chicken And Wild Rice Soup
This recipe uses quick-cooking long grain and wild rice to reduce cooking time.
45 minutes, 8 servings

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Ingredients

2 ½ cups	Chicken broth
1 ¼ cups	Water
1 ½ cups	Chicken cut into small (soup-sized) pieces
1	Carrot, cut to brunoise (very small dice)
1	Celery stalk, thinly sliced
1 tsp	Canola oil
1 package	4.5 ounce package of quick cooking long grain and wild rice with seasoning packet
2 cloves	Garlic, minced
⅛ tsp	Salt
¼ tsp	Ground black pepper
5 Tbsp	All-purpose flour
1 stick	Butter, divided
1 cup	Heavy cream

Preparation

1. Season chicken with salt (⅛ tsp) and pepper (¼ tsp) to taste.
2. In a large sauce pan , sauté the seasoned chicken with two tablespoons of butter until cooked.
3. Add to pan : garlic (2 cloves, minced), carrots (1, cut to brunoise), celery (1 stalk, thinly sliced), and canola oil (1 tsp), and sauté until celery is tender.
4. Add chicken broth (2 ½ cups), water (1 ¼ cups), and cooked chicken to the pan .
5. Bring the pan to just boiling, then stir in rice (1 package) and the seasoning packet.
6. Cover the pan and remove it from heat.
7. In a small bowl , combine salt (⅛ tsp), pepper (¼ tsp), and flour (5 Tbsp).
8. In a separate medium saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the remaining butter (about 6 Tbsp).
9. Reduce heat to low, then stir in the flour mixture vigorously to form a roux.
10. Whisk in cream (1 cup), a little at a time, until incorporated and smooth.
11. Cook until the cream mixture has slightly thickened.
12. Stir the thickened cream mixture into the large pot with the other ingredients.
13. Cook over low heat until everything is heated through, 10-15 minutes.

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Creamy Chicken And Wild Rice Soup. Recipe on first page, not a blog.

Name: Creamy Chicken And Wild Rice Soup
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 ½ cups Chicken broth; 1 ¼ cups Water; 1 ½ cups Chicken cut into small (soup-sized) pieces; 1 Carrot, cut to brunoise (very small dice); 1 Celery stalk, thinly sliced; 1 tsp Canola oil; 1 package 4.5 ounce package of quick cooking long grain and wild rice with seasoning packet; 2 cloves Garlic, minced; ⅛ tsp Salt; ¼ tsp Ground black pepper; 5 Tbsp All-purpose flour; 1 stick Butter, divided; 1 cup Heavy cream

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Creamy Chicken And Wild Rice Soup. Recipe on first page, not a blog.