Minnesota Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Minnesota Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Time: 1 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup carrot, sliced
• 1 cup potato, peeled and cut up
• 1/3 cup wild rice, uncooked
• 1/3 cup green onion, sliced
• 1/3 cup green bell pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken breasts, chopped
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry

Directions

• 1 In large pot bring to a boil: broth, carrots, potatoes, wild rice, green onion, bell pepper, thyme, and black pepper.
• 2 Cover and simmer 45 minutes or until rice is tender.
• 3 Stir in butter and half-and-half.
• 4 Slowly add flour, stirring constantly to prevent lumps from forming.
• 5 Stir in chicken and sherry and heat through.