Wild Rice Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1/3 cup uncooked wild rice
• 1/3 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup celery
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 carrot, shredded
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon chopped pimiento
• 3/4 cup half-and-half
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 3/4 cup shredded cheese

Recipe

• 1 rinse rice in cold water and drain.
• 2 combine rice and chicken broth in 2 quart saucepan.
• 3 cover and cook until tender (40 to 50 minutes).
• 4 in another saucepan melt margarine and add celery, green pepper, onion, carrot and garlic.
• 5 cook until vegetables are tender (stirring occasionally) about 10 minutes.
• 6 add flour and cook another 2 minutes.
• 7 add broth, rice, salt, pepper, and pimentos and cheese.
• 8 bring to boil, stirring often.
• 9 stir in half and half and sherry.
• 10 heat through.