Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Chicken and Wild Rice Soup   

            

       

  Ingredients

 4 large boneless chicken breasts 

 1 1/2 cups chopped carrot

 1 1/2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms

 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, divided

 2 (6-ounce) boxes wild rice mix 

 1/2 cup flour

                                                   1 quart heavy whipping cream                                                          

 Directions

  

 1. Boil chicken in enough water to cover. Remove chicken, 

reserving broth. When cool enough to handle, chop chicken 

into bite-sized pieces. 

 2. In a skillet, saute carrot and mushroom in 1/2 cup of melted 

butter. Add vegetables, chopped chicken and rice mixes to reserved 

broth. Simmer till the rice is done. 

 3. Melt remaining butter in a heavy sauce pan. Add flour to 

butter and combine. Add cream and simmer until thickened. 

Add white sauce to rice and chicken mixture just before serving.