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Creamy Chicken And Wild Rice Soup

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Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

This recipe is from the October 2017 issue of Cooking Light magazine. We love this recipe. This made us 6 'person meals', or 3 nights of dinner for two of us (using as a main dish).
Notes for this recipe: I make my own chicken broth using bouillon cubes. I left out the thyme and mushrooms. I used about¼ of a package of Costco's pre-packaged rotisserie chicken meat. They sell it in a 2.5 lb package of just the rotisserie chicken breast meat. I use spinach instead of kale and regular white rice instead of wild rice.
Prep Time: 32 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 12 minutes
Course: Main Course, Recipe, Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: BarrettFamilyRecipes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 665kcal

Ingredients

  • 5 slices bacon chopped
  • 1 cup onion onion
  • 1 cup carrot thinly sliced
  • ½ cup celery thinly sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 1 cup water
  • 8 ounces spinach
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • cups rotisserie chicken shredded boneless, skinless
  • cups wild rice cooked per directions on packaging
  • 1 cup half & half
  • cup all-purpose flour

Instructions

  • Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high. Add bacon to pan; cook 4 minutes or until crisp. Remove bacon from pan with a slotted spoon, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings.
  • Add onion, carrot, and celery to drippings in pan; sauté 3 minutes. Add thyme, mushrooms, and garlic; sauté 5 minutes.
  • Add stock and 1 cup water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 8 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
  • Add kale, salt, and pepper; cook 3 minutes. Stir in chicken and rice.
  • Combine half-and-half and flour in bowl, stirring with a whisk. Stir into soup; cook 2 minutes or until thickened. Top with bacon.

Nutrition

Calories: 665kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 46g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 1501mg | Potassium: 1099mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 10750IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 112mg | Iron: 4mg
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