Wild Rice Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon onion, minced
• 1/4 lb mushroom, sliced
• 1/2 lb diced ham or 1/2 lb chicken
• 1/4 cup flour
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 cup wild rice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup grated carrot
• 3 tablespoons slivered almonds
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• minced parsley or chives

Recipe

• 1 combine 1/2 cup wild rice and 2 cups water and cook.
• 2 drain any excess water.
• 3 melt butter in sauce pan.
• 4 saute onions and mushrooms until tender.
• 5 blend flour, gradually add broth.
• 6 cook, stirring constantly until mixture thickens slightly.
• 7 stir in cooked rice and salt.
• 8 add ham or chicken, carrots and almonds, simmer about 5 minute
• 9 blend in half-and-half and sherry.
• 10 heat to serving temperature
• 11 garnish with parsley or chives.