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Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
This chicken and wild rice soup recipe is easy to make and ultra comforting! It has tender bites of chicken simmered in a creamy, irresistible broth alongside nutty wild rice.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 6
Calories: 394 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup uncooked wild rice blend see note
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tick celery chopped finely
- 2 medium carrots peeled & chopped finely
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup flour
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 cup heavy/whipping cream
- 1 pound uncooked chicken breasts cut into bite-size pieces/strips
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 small handful chopped fresh parsley optional but recommended
Instructions
- Cook the rice according to package directions.
- Meanwhile, add the olive oil, butter, celery, carrots, and onions to a Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Sauté for 7-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until softened and lightly browned. If it starts to brown too much, turn the heat down a bit.
- Stir in the garlic and flour and cook for about a minute.
- Slowly pour in the broth and stir/scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pot until the flour has dissolved.
- Stir in the Italian seasoning, cream, chicken, and cooked rice. Increase the heat to high, and once the soup comes to a gentle boil, give it a good stir, then reduce the heat so it's simmering and cover the pot with the lid slightly open. Simmer the soup for 8-10 minutes.
- Season with salt & pepper as needed (I am generous with both) and stir in the chopped parsley if using.
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Notes
- can vary depending on whether you're using true wild rice that isn't parboiled or a wild rice blend, so keep in mind this can take up to an hour or so depending on what brand you use.
- Wild rice cooking time can vary depending on whether you're using true wild rice that isn't parboiled or a wild rice blend, so keep in mind this can take up to an hour or so depending on what brand you use.
- Recipes serves 4-6 depending how much people eat/what it's served with.
- 1 pound of chicken breasts usually works out to 2 medium chicken breasts (a bit less or more than a pound is fine).
Nutrition Information
Calories
394kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
25g
(8%)
Protein
22g
(44%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
106mg
(35%)
Sodium
732mg
(31%)
Potassium
559mg
(16%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
4216IU
(84%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
62mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 394
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 394kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 106mg | 35% |
| Sodium | 732mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 559mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 4216IU | 84% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 62mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.