Creamy Vegetable Soup With Rice Food

VEGETABLE RICE SOUP

Steps:

• To a small saucepan, add cashews and 2 cups of water. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until cashews have softened. Drain and rinse. In a blender, blend cashews with 1/2 cup of vegetable broth and nutritional yeast until smooth (stop to scrape sides of blender, as necessary). Set aside.Note: A high-powered blender works best here for the smoothest consistency. Note: If you'd rather not use the cashew cream, you can omit OR stir in 1 cup of half-and-half or heavy cream instead.
• Heat olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat.
• Add leek and garlic. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.
• Add carrots, celery, and mushrooms. Cook for 5 to 8 minutes, stirring often.
• Add sweet potato, 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and black pepper, and Herbes de Provence. Stir to combine.
• Add bay leaves, rice, and 7 cups of vegetable broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat (to about medium-low heat) to a simmer. Cover and cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until veggies and rice are cooked. Remove bay leaves and discard.Note: A par-boiled long grain and wild rice blend is used here. My rice cook time was about 15 to 20 minutes. If you use anything that takes a little longer, you may way to add the rice first and then add the vegetables during the last 15 to 20 minutes of cook time so you don't overcook them.
• Uncover and stir in baby spinach until wilted. It will wilt with the heat from the soup.
• Stir in the cashew cream (or half-and-half or heavy cream if you are using dairy), remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper. Stir to combine. Serve and enjoy!Note: If you want a looser or thinner consistency, add a little more vegetable broth and heat through.

SIMPLE VEGETABLE RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot heat olive oil over medium-high heat until hot and shimmering. Add onion, carrots, and celery. Cook 3-4 minutes stirring occasionally until tender and translucent.
• Add chicken broth and water, bring to a boil.
• At a roiling boil add the rice and parsley. Cover, reduce to medium heat and cook for 15 minutes or until the rice is tender. Serve immediately.

BASIC CREAM OF VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and cook until tender without browning. Stir in diced potato and liquid. Bring to a boil and simmer until potato is tender. Stir in your steamed vegetable of choice and return to a simmer. Puree the soup in batches in a blender and return to saucepan. Leave 1 cup of vegetables not pureed if a chunkier soup is preferred. Season soup with salt and pepper and finish with heavy cream. Serve warm with French bread and a salad.

CREAM OF WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the onion, carrot and celery in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually add broth. Stir in the rice, chicken, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. stir in milk; cook 3-5 minutes longer. Garnish with chives.

SLOW-COOKED HARVEST VEGETABLE AND RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Add all the ingredients except the rice and basil to a large slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or until vegetables are tender.
• Add in rice; stir.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 15 minutes or until rice is tender.
• Stir in basil; taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, if needed.
• Serve hot.

EASY, CREAMY VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Simmer onion, carrot and celery in water for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. In a blender or food processor; puree all vegetables. Add salt, pepper, chicken broth and cream. Heat before serving, but do not boil.

CREAM OF VEGETABLE AND WILD RICE SOUP WITH PHEASANT

Steps:

• While cooking rice, brown bacon pieces in a dutch oven or large pot.
• Take out bacon pieces once browned and save for later.
• Add butter to bacon drippings. Saute' celery, onion, carrots, green pepper and mushrooms until vegetables are tender.
• Add flour, salt and pepper. Stir over heat until flour is of a pasty to bubbly consistency.
• Add chicken broth and reserved mushroom liquid. Stir and cook until thickened(10 - 15 minutes).
• Add bacon pieces, wild rice, half and half and parsley. Simmer about 15 minutes. Do not boil.

CREAMY CHICKEN RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute carrot, celery and onion until tender. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in rice, seasonings and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until rice is tender, about 15 minutes., Mix flour and milk until smooth; stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in chicken; heat through.