Antlers Wild Rice Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup uncooked wild rice, rinsed and drained
• 3 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 cup carrot, sliced
• 1/2 cup celery, sliced
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 cups cooked chicken, cubed
• fresh chives (optional)

Recipe

• 1 1. in a 4-quart dutch oven, combine uncooked wild rice, 2 cans of the broth, carrot, celery and onion. bring to boiling; reduce heat. simmer, covered, 35 to 40 minutes or until rice is tender but still chewy, adding mushrooms the last 5 minutes of cooking.
• 2 2. meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. stir in flour, salt and black pepper. add the remaining 1 can of broth. cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. cook and stir 1 minute more; stir in whipping cream. add whipping cream mixture to rice mixture, stirring constantly. stir in chicken; heat through. garnish each serving with chives, if you like.