Chicken And Wild Rice Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 cup sliced carrot
• 1/2 cup sliced celery
• 1/3 cup wild rice, uncooked
• 1/3 cup sliced leeks or 1/3 cup green onion
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup half-and-half or 1 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• carrot, peeled in thin strips
• snipped fresh thyme (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix broth, carrot, celery, uncooked rice, leek or green onions, dried thyme, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a saucepan. bring to boiling; reduce heat. cover and simmer 50 or until rice is tender.
• 2 meanwhile, melt margarine or butter; stir in flour. stir in half-and-half or milk. cook and stir until bubbly. cook and stir 1 minute more. slowly add half-and-half or milk mixture to rice mixture, stirring constantly. stir in chicken and sherry; heat through. if desired, garnish with carrot peel strips and fresh thyme. makes 4 servings.