Mels Creamy Chicken And Wild Rice Soup Food

CREAMY CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• For the soup, in a 4-quart or larger saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the carrots, celery and onion. Pour in the broth and add the chicken bouillon, bay leaves, parsley, herbs de provence, turmeric, garlic powder, and pepper. Stir to combine.
• Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook, uncovered or partially covered, for 12-15 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
• For the roux, while the soup simmers, in a small saucepan, add the olive oil and butter and cook on medium heat until the butter is melted. Add the flour and whisk to combine until a smooth paste forms. Remove from the heat.
• Add the milk (and/or half-and-half) to the soup and heat through. Add the roux to the soup and cook, stirring or whisking constantly, over medium heat until the soup thickens and gently simmers, 5-7 minutes.
• Stir in the chicken, season to taste with salt and pepper (this is important for flavor!) and heat through.
• Remove the bay leaves and serve with a sprinkle of Parmesan, asiago or gruyere on top.

CREAMY CHICKEN AND WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, combine broth, water and chicken. Bring just to boiling, then stir in rice, reserving seasoning packet. Cover and remove from heat.
• In a small bowl, combine salt, pepper and flour. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in contents of seasoning packet until mixture is bubbly. Reduce heat to low, then stir in flour mixture by tablespoons, to form a roux. Whisk in cream, a little at a time, until fully incorporated and smooth. Cook until thickened, 5 minutes.
• Stir cream mixture into broth and rice. Cook over medium heat until heated through, 10 to 15 minutes.

MEL'S CREAMY CHICKEN AND WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot over medium heat, saute the onions and garlic in the olive oil for 2-3 minutes. Add the carrots and celery and continue sauteeing for another 3-4 minutes or until veggies are softened.
• Add broth and chicken to the pot and increase heat to bring the mixture just to boiling then stir in rice but NOT the seasoning packet - keep that aside. Cover and reduce heat to low and continue to cook and stir occasionally.
• In a measure cup, combine pepper and flour.
• In a medium sized saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in the contents of the seasoning packet until mixture is bubbly. Reduce heat to low, then stir in flour mixture to form a roux. Whisk constantly.
• Whisk in the half and half and the milk a little at a time until fully incorporated and smooth and continue cooking and whisking for 5 minutes until mixture is thickened.
• Stir cream mixture into broth and rice. Cover and cook over a medium low heat until heated through and broth is thickened, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Makes approximately 10 cups of soup. Depending on the size bowl and serving you can easily feed 4-6 people.

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.

COPY-CAT PANERA CREAM OF CHICKEN AND WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Open rice, pull out seasoning packet and set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine pepper and flour. Set aside.
• In a large pot over medium heat, combine broth and chicken. Bring to a boil, then stir in rice. Cover and remove from heat.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add carrots, celery and onion and saute for 5 minutes. Stir in contents of seasoning packet, and continue cooking vegetables until softened, about 5 minutes more. Add seasoned flour gradually while constantly stirring, to form a roux. Saute roux for 3-4 minutes to cook out raw flour taste.
• Whisk in cream, a little at a time, until fully incorporated and smooth. Cook until thickened, 5 minutes.
• Stir cream mixture into broth and rice. Cook over medium heat until heated through and rice is done,15-20 minutes.
• Alternatively, for those who cannot get the quick-cooking version of the rice, I have put the broth on to boil and cooked the 25-minute version of long grain and wild rice blend according to the directions, while sauteeing the veggies in the butter. I tend to cook the veggies longer this way, and I like them quite soft. I then follow the rest of the directions above, adding the rice/broth to the cream mixture. I've also used fat-free half and half with no appreciable difference in flavor. Enjoy!

CREAMY CHICKEN AND WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium sauce pan combine wild rice in 1 quart of water; bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large pot, cook onion, celery, and carrots in olive oil until almost tender. Stir in flour (mixture will be thick) and cook for 2 minutes. Slowly blend in chicken broth, then undrained rice. Bring to a boil and cook until slightly thickened. Stir in milk, rosemary, chicken, salt & pepper.
• Reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes or until rice is tender.

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 CHICKEN WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse wild rice. Soak in cold water for one hour. Drain rice. Cover with boiling water and cook over low heat for 40 minutes.
• Melt butter in a 4-quart pan, saute' onion, carrots and celery until tender. Blend in flour. Gradually add the heated chicken broth, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened. Stir in the rice, chicken, and seasonings. Simmer over low heat 7-10 minutes. Add the cream slowly to the soup. Heat just to serving temperature.

CHICKEN WILD RICE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first 9 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes., In Dutch oven, melt butter; stir in flour until smooth. Gradually whisk in broth mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Whisk in soup and wine. Add rice and chicken; heat through.