Soup Recipe ⋮ Wild Rice Soup III

Here's a fairly quick soup that includes chicken and wild rice. It's a big hit during hunting season or on a cold, wintry day. A meal in itself!

Ingredients

• ½ cup uncooked wild rice
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can chicken broth
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups diced chicken

Cooking Directions

1. Prepare rice according to package directions.
2. Melt the butter or margarine in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and saute for 5 to 10 minutes, or until almost tender.
3. Stir in the four and salt and pepper to taste. Add the broth and milk and stir until soup thickens.
4. Add the rice and the chicken and allow to heat through, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories348.4
• carbohydrateContent23.4 g
• cholesterolContent72.6 mg
• fatContent16.4 g
• fiberContent1.8 g
• proteinContent26 g
• saturatedFatContent7.6 g
• sodiumContent531.2 mg
• sugarContent6.6 g