Creamy Wild Rice Food

SOOTHING CREAMY RICE

Steps:

• In a medium size saucepan combine rice with broth and bring the liquid to a boil over medium heat. Cover and simmer until the rice is almost tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in the peas and simmer, covered 5 minutes longer. At this point you can serve half to the kids, garnished with some cheese. If you are making this for adult tastes only stir in Worcestershire, cayenne and grated cheese. Remove the pan from the heat and continue to stir until the cheese is entirely melted. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve immediately before the dish gets gummy.
• To reheat leftovers and change the flavor a bit, layer the rice in a baking dish and top with some tomato sauce. Cover and reheat in a microwave or regular oven until very hot.

CREAMY WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute rice in oil over medium heat, for 5 minutes. Add water and salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 35 minutes (rice will not be completely cooked). Drain, reserving 1-1/2 cups cooking liquid; set rice and liquid aside separately. , In the same kettle, saute the onion, celery and carrot in butter until onion is crisp-tender. Reduce heat; stir in flour and cook until bubbly. Gradually add broth and cooking liquid; stirring constantly. Bring to a boil, cook and stir for 2 minutes, stirring constantly or until thickened. Add the cream, ham, rosemary, pepper and reserved rice. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-35 minutes or until rice is tender.

CREAM OF TURKEY AND WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• This is a healthier twist on a classic creamy turkey and wild rice soup that hails from Minnesota. Serve with a crisp romaine salad and whole-grain bread.
• 1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add mushrooms, celery, carrots and shallots and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add flour, salt and pepper and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes more.
• 2. Add broth and bring to a boil, scraping up any browned bits. Add rice and reduce heat to a simmer. Cover and cook until the rice is tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in turkey (or chicken), sour cream and parsley and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes more.
• TIP: Ingredient note: Quick-cooking or instant wild rice has been parboiled to reduce the cooking time. Conventional wild rice takes 40 to 50 minutes to cook. Be sure to check the cooking directions when selecting your rice-some brands labeled "quick" take about 30 minutes to cook. If you can't find the quick-cooking variety, just add cooked conventional wild rice along with the turkey at the end of Step 2.
• Tip: To poach chicken breasts, place boneless, skinless chicken breasts in a medium skillet or saucepan. Add lightly salted water to cover and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer gently until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the middle, 10 to 12 minutes.
• From www.eatingwell.com with permission. 2009 Eating Well Inc. Photo by Ken Burris

CREAMY WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan bring water to a boil and add rice and salt.
• Reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes or until tender.
• To Prepare Soup:.
• Melt butter, add onions and celery, cover and gently cook for 5 minutes until tender.
• Stir in 2 teaspoons salt, pepper and flour.
• Remove from heat and add milk, stirring until flour is well blended.
• Return to low heat, cook stirring constantly until soup had thicken.
• Add cooked rice and simmer a few minutes to blend flavors.
• Serve hot, garnish with chopped chives.

CREAMY CHICKEN-WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onion, celery and carrots in a large sauce pan for 5 minutes.
• Add mushrooms and saute another 5 minutes.
• Add flour and stir well.
• Gradually pour in chicken stock, stirring constantly (use a whisk if necessary to blend).
• Bring just to boil, reduce heat and bring to simmer.
• Add wild rice, chicken, salt, curry powder, parsley, black pepper, almonds (if using) and sherry.
• Allow to heat through, then pour in half-and-half.
• Simmer soup for 1 to 2 hours- do not boil.

CREAMY WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water and salt to boil. Add rice. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45-60 minutes or until tender.
• Remove from heat. Let stand for 10 minutes; drain and set aside.
• In a soup kettle or Dutch oven, saute the onions, carrot, and walnuts in margarine for 1-2 minutes.
• Stir in flour until blended.
• Gradually add broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat.
• Add the ham, pepper, and wild rice. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat. Add milk and heat through (but DO NOT boil!). Garnish with green onion strips if desired.

HEALTHY CREAMY CHICKEN AND WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth, water, wild rice, onion, carrots and celery in a large stockpot over high heat and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes, or until rice and veggies are tender.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a small saute pan over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute. (It's OK if you've got small clumps of flour.)
• Add salt, pepper and poultry seasoning and stir to combine.
• Slowly add half-and-half while whisking constantly to remove the clumps and get a smooth mixture.
• Cook the cream mixture for 4-5 minutes, until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally.
• Slowly add the cream mixture to the cooked rice, stirring to combine. Stir in chicken and peas.
• Cook for 2-3 minutes, until everything is warmed through, but don't let the mixture boil. Serve hot and enjoy!

CREAMY CAULIFLOWER WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Cook the wild rice according to package instructions. While it's cooking, proceed with making the soup.
• dd the onion, garlic and celery a large soup pot with 2 tablespoons of water and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes until starting to soften, stirring often (alternatively, you can saute the veggies in 1 tbsp of olive oil). If the pot starts to dry out at any time, add another tablespoon of water.
• Add the thyme and oregano, stir to combine and cook for another 2 minutes until fragrant, stirring frequently.
• Add the cauliflower, carrot and all of the vegetable stock and simmer over medium-low heat until the carrots and cauliflower are tender. This should take approximately 20 minutes.
• Stir in the nutritional yeast.
• Scoop half of the soup into a blender. Make sure you leave a crack in the lid to let the steam escape. Start blending on low then increase to high and blend until smooth and creamy. Once it's blended, pour it back into the soup pot with the rest of the soup. Alternatively, use an immersion blender directly in the pot to blend about half of the soup.
• Stir in the cooked wild rice.
• Stir in the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper, if needed.
• Serve right away with chopped fresh chives or green onion and lemon wedges.

CREAMY RICE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°.
• Saute the onion in the butter until brown.
• Transfer the onion and butter to a baking dish.
• Add the mushroom soup mixed with the water and the consomme.
• Add the uncooked rice and stir to blend. Cover the baking dish and bake for 1 hours.

NELSON BROTHER'S CREAMY CHICKEN AND WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot, combine carrots, celery, broccoli, onion, chicken base, and water, and bring to a boil. Add cheese sauce, milk, and wild rice. Return to a boil. Combine butter and flour in a saucepan and cook until mixture bubbles. Remove from heat and cool. Add the roux to the soup to thicken to desired consistency. Stir in chicken. Simmer until incorporated.

CREAMY WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven or soup pot. Saute the carrots, celery, and onion for 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring often, until the onions are translucent. Add the garlic after 5 minutes. Note: don't brown the veggies, just gently saute.
• Stir in the flour and cook for a minute or two more, again, without browning the flour.
• Add the Sherry to the pot, and give everything a good stir, then add the broth, along with the bundle of thyme and bring to a gentle boil, stirring often.
• Add the cooked rice, and teaspoon of salt and pepper. Cover and gently simmer for 5 minutes. Note: check the pan often to make sure it is simmering and not furiously boiling.
• Remove the thyme bundle, add the evaporated milk and half and half, and heat through. Taste to adjust the seasonings.
• At this point the soup can be cooled and refrigerated overnight. Or you can enjoy right away.

CREAMY WILD RICE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add the vegetables and saute for 4 to 5 minutes. Season with the salt, black pepper and cayenne. Stir in the cream and add the cooked wild rice and the mustard. Combine well and reduce the heat. Simmer until the cream has thickened, about 5 to 7 minutes. Adjust seasoning, if necessary, stir in the parsley and serve immediately.

CREAMY WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Prepare rice as directed on box. Saute onion in butter or oil Fry bacon until crisp and crumble Put all ingredients in the crockpot on low setting and heat through. Stir occasionally. This recipe makes about 3 quarts of soup.