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Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup

This Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup is the perfect warm and comforting meal for the upcoming cold winter months. Filled with lots of veggies and wholesome wild rice, your family will fall in love with this recipe.

Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 260 kcal
Course: Soup , Dinner
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 whole onion diced
  • 4 ribs celery chopped
  • 4 large carrots peeled and cubed, about 1 1/2 cups
  • 6 cups chicken broth good quality
  • 3/4 lbs. chicken breasts* cubed
  • 1 oz. box Uncle Ben's Long Grain & Wild Rice
  • 2 cups fat free half & half
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • plenty of salt and pepper

Instructions

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  1. In a large pot, heat butter, and olive oil. Sautee onions, celery, and carrots on medium-low heat for 10 minutes to soften. Season vegetables with salt and pepper.
  2. Pour in chicken broth and cubed raw chicken. Raise temperature to medium-high heat to poach chicken in cooking liquid. Once the chicken has cooked and become opaque, pour in rice and seasoning packet that came with the rice. Cover and reduce heat to simmer lightly for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk cold half & half with flour until smooth. Pour into the soup pot and reduce heat completely to low. Cook 10 minutes or until rice is softened completely and soup has thickened.
  4. Taste and season accordingly. Serve hot.

Notes

  • *if using rotisserie chicken, you'll add that in during step 3 with the half & half and flour.

Nutrition Information

Calories 260kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 21g (7%) Protein 17g (34%) Fat 12g (18%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Cholesterol 50mg (17%) Sodium 1093mg (46%) Potassium 794mg (23%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 7g (14%) Vitamin A 8306IU (166%) Vitamin C 21mg (23%) Calcium 119mg (12%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 260

% Daily Value*

Calories 260kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 21g 7%
Protein 17g 34%
Fat 12g 18%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 50mg 17%
Sodium 1093mg 46%
Potassium 794mg 17%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 7g 14%
Vitamin A 8306IU 166%
Vitamin C 21mg 23%
Calcium 119mg 12%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.