With the days becoming crisper and shorter, it seams soup season is rapidly approaching. This creamy, dreamy Wild Rice and Chicken soup will help you accept the changing seasons more willingly… because ready or not, here it comes! Not only is it the perfect balance of chicken and cream; the wild rice adds just the right amount of nuttiness to create a soup that will have your taste testers begging for more.
Good friends share good recipes… better friends help them fix them until they are perfect.
A HUGE shout out to my great friend Deanna for helping make this recipe as great as it is. Not only did she blindly try it out; she fed it to a whole crew of apple pie makers gathered for a school fundraiser. Brave heart that one is. Her bravery turned into her phone popping texts and messages all afternoon as more and more ladies asked her for the recipe.
Ladies… here it is! 🙂
I encourage you to give this soup a try, and leave a loving comment for Deanna- she’s the one responsible for the changes that made this soup the pot of gold that it is!
A quick note about the rice. Wild rice (associate link) is not like your typical short grain white. It’s nutrient profile is far more impressive, and it’s flavor much deeper and nuttier. When cooked, it still lends a chewier texture than traditional white rice, making it perfect for soups. I use a wild rice blend for this recipe- it prevents the soup from turning purple (as it would if you used straight wild rice), and tastes great!
The cost too is a bit different than white, but trust me it’s worth the extra for this recipe.
Here’s some products I found helpful for this recipe:
- Minced Garlic – not every garlic is created equal. One teaspoon of this minced garlic = 2 garlic cloves! There’s 76 cloves in a single jar!
- Italian Seasoning – I actually use an Italian Salad dressing mix as my Italian seasoning! You might like this low sodium blend!
- Chicken Broth – Keeping cartons of chicken broth in my home just doesn’t happen. My kitchen is about the size of a closet, so I prefer dry mixes that I can add the water to myself. This blend is not only a space saver, it has the added benefit of B12 vitamins too!
I’d really love to hear what you think! Comment below to share if you loved it too!
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Creamy, Dreamy Wild Rice and Chicken Soup
This creamy, dreamy Wild Rice and Chicken soup will help you accept the changing seasons more willingly. Not only is it the perfect balance of chicken and cream; the wild rice adds just the right amount of nuttiness to create a soup that will have your taste testers begging for more!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 celery stalks, sliced into 1/4" pieces
- 3 large carrots, sliced into 1/2" pieces
- 1 white onion, diced
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 tsp minced garlic
- 4 tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp salt less if not using a lower sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2 chicken breast
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked long grain wild rice blend
Instructions
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In a heavy bottom pan over medium heat, melt butter. Add celery, carrots, and onion, and cook until they begin to soften: about 7-10 minutes.
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Stir in flour. Continue stirring for 1 more minute.
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Gently stir in chicken broth, garlic, Italian seasoning, bay leaves, and salt and pepper.
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Add wild rice. Cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Add chicken breasts. Cover and simmer for an additional 30 minutes.
Remove chicken breast and cut or shred into bite-sized pieces
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Simmer, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender- approximately 10 minutes.
Add cream and milk at end of cooking, simmer slowly until heated through.
Season to taste.
Enjoy!
So I just had my first bowl of this. Don’t tell my mom but this might just kick her famous chicken soup out off the top of my favourites list. The rice I used has a lot more dark coloured rice grains in it, so the soup went kinda purple. But what it lacks in appetizing appearance it makes up with a little bit of kick and so much flavour your tastebuds don’t even know what to do with themselves. Soooooooo good.
Thanks so much for taking the time to write a review Theresa! Glad you enjoyed it! haha sorry famous chicken soup, it’s time to step aside 🙂
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I finally had a day at home with time to make this, and it’s so good! Maybe one of these days I’ll remember that I’m one person and don’t need to make the full recipe, but since today is not that day, I’ll get to enjoy this delicious soup for days! 🙂
Wahoo! So glad you loved it Chrystal! Thanks for taking the time to write a review! If you have too many leftovers you can freeze it too! Enjoy!
trying this today. using turkey instead of chicken. it’s already cooked so i’ll add it at the end. also, i don’t have bay leaves. oh well! 🙂
That’s my plan for tomorrow! —so many turkey leftovers! Don’t worry about the bay leaves, I’m sure it will be yum without 😉 Thanks for taking the time to comment!
Just tried this today…WOW! So good!
Thanks Jackie! Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for stopping by!
I’ve been wanting to try this recipe ever since I heard all the rave reviews at the apple pie making. Finally got around to making it this weekend and it did not disappoint- so good Lori! Which wild rice blend do you use? I knew the one I had on hand would turn the soup purple so I cooked it separately and rinsed it before adding it to the soup. But next time I need wild rice wouldn’t mind trying something new to avoid that step. 🙂
Yay! So glad you loved it! I used the blend from Costco (https://amzn.to/2ELVeDN) – it’s a blend instead of just the wild rice, so it keeps it from going purple 😉 smart to rinse it though!
Made this soup today after my bestfriend Ashley recommended it. I loved it! So much flavour! I used half and half cream since i didnt have full cream on hand and a brown/wild rice blend instead. I will be making this again! Thanks for sharing this. Looking forward to more recipes!
Awww thanks for taking the time to comment Amanda! I’m excited to share some more… stay tuned 🙂
Do you have a method for making this in the instant pot (pressure cooker) ?
My kids’ new favourite soup! Thanks for a wonderful, healthy and hearty soup recipe that my whole family loves.