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Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup

URL: https://thehealthyepicurean.com/creamy-chicken-wild-rice-soup/

Ingredients

The base

  • 4 tablespoons butter or oil
  • 1 medium yellow or white onion, peeled and diced
  • 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
  • 1 medium stalk celery, diced
  • 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, diced
  • 2-3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
  • 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 5-6 cups unsalted chicken stock
  • 1 cup wild rice or wild rice blend
  • 2-3 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 2 dried bay leaves
  • 3-4 tablespoons heavy cream or half and half
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce or low sodium soy sauce (optional)

Spices and Seasonings

  • 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
  • 1-1 ½ teaspoons coarse salt
  • 1 teaspoon dried mustard powder
  • 1 teaspoon celery salt
  • ¾ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Heat oil or butter in a Dutch oven or stock pot over medium heat.
  2. Add onion, carrots, and celery; cook until soft, about 7-8 minutes.
  3. Add diced chicken and cook until slightly browned.
  4. Stir in garlic, poultry seasoning, salt, mustard powder, celery salt, and black pepper.
  5. Stir in flour.
  6. Add chicken stock and increase heat to medium-high; bring to a simmer.
  7. Add wild rice, thyme sprigs, and bay leaves; reduce heat to low and simmer for 40-50 minutes, stirring frequently.
  8. Remove thyme and bay leaves; stir in cream or half and half.
  9. Add Worcestershire sauce if desired, and adjust seasoning as needed.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
8
Calories
262
Total fat
12g
Total carbohydrates
11g
Total protein
30g
Sodium
565mg
Cholesterol
111mg

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