5 from 63 votes
Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup
Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup combines sautéed mushrooms, onions, carrots, and celery with cooked wild rice and shredded chicken in a creamy broth. Seasoned with poultry seasoning and Morton Nature’s Season blend, this soup offers a comforting texture and mild herbal notes. Thickened with flour and enriched by half and half, it’s suitable as a hearty starter or light meal.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
14
servings (1 cup each)
Calories:
174 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 8 ounces mushrooms sliced
- 1 medium onion finely diced (about 1 cup)
- 1 carrot finely diced (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 celery finely diced (about 1/2 cup, rib
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Morton Nature’s Season seasoning blend
- 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons chicken base
- 1/4 teaspoon Kitchen Bouquet seasoning
- 2 cups chicken diced or shredded, cooked
- 2 cups wild rice cooked
- 2 cups half and half or heavy cream
- parsley for garnish, optional, fresh, minced
Instructions
- In a Dutch oven or large pot, melt butter over medium-high heat until foaming. Add mushrooms, onion, carrots, celery, Morton's Nature Seasoning, and poultry seasoning. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables have softened and released most of their liquid, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Stir in flour and cook until heated through, about 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in one cup of broth until no lumps of flour remain.
- Stir in remaining broth, chicken base, Kitchen Bouquet seasoning, chicken, and cooked wild rice. Heat until barely simmering, about 180 degrees.
- Stir in half and half and return to 180 degrees (do not boil). Season to taste with salt and pepper (I like 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper) and garnish with fresh parsley. Or, transfer to a slow cooker and keep warm.
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Notes
- Fresh white button or baby portobello mushrooms provide the best texture and flavor.
- Morton Nature’s Seasoning Blend contains salt, pepper, sugar, onion, garlic, parsley, celery seed, and proprietary spices; purchase online if unavailable locally.
- Poultry seasoning can be substituted with a homemade mix of sage, thyme, marjoram, rosemary, nutmeg, and black pepper.
- Cook wild rice fully before adding to the soup to ensure proper texture.
- This recipe makes approximately fourteen 1-cup servings, suitable for appetizers or side dishes.
- Leftover or rotisserie chicken can be used to speed preparation.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 cup
Calories
174kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Trans Fat
0.1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
38mg
(13%)
Sodium
611mg
(25%)
Potassium
229mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
974IU
(19%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
61mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 14 servings (1 cup each)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 174
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 cup | |
| Calories | 174kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 38mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 611mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 229mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 974IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 61mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.