Yesterday I was able to take Preston and Emma's school group picture. Now if you have been reading my blog for a while, you know that the school is very small. Like 12 kids total. It has kindergarten through 3rd grade. We live in the very rural middle of nowhere part of Southeast Idaho. They get homemade lunches and I love it. It was a cold day for pictures, though. The poor kids. It is hard enough getting all the kids to look good and at me at one time. If you were there you would have heard me saying, "Ok everyone look at me. Look at the camera. Put your arms back in your sleeves. Stand up straight. Give your toy car to your teacher. Ok smile! Don't look at your neighbor." We got it done in about 30 seconds which was awesome. When I got home, I was craving this Chicken and Wild Rice Soup. It hit the spot. I love to dip my soups with homemade bread or rolls. Stick around for a giveaway after the recipe!
Ingredients
3 (14 oz each) cans chicken broth, divided
1 C. carrots, peeled and sliced
1/2 C. sliced celery
1/2 C. onion, chopped
2 C. sliced mushrooms (I only did 1 C. and it was plenty)
1/2 C. wild rice, uncooked
2 Tbsp. butter
1/2 C. all-purpose flour
4 tsp. salt (I only used 1 tsp. and it was plenty)
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 C. heavy cream
2 C. cooked chicken, diced
Optional: sour cream, chives
Directions
- In a pot over medium heat, combine 2 cans broth, carrots, celery, onion, mushrooms and rice.
- Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low.
- Cover and simmer 40 minutes or until rice is tender.
- In a separate saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
- Stir in flour, salt and pepper; add remaining broth.
- Cook and stir until thickened; stir in cream.
- Add to rice mixture.
- Add chicken; heat through.
- Garnish with sour cream and chives if desired.
This recipe comes from Gooseberry Patch's Hometown Harvest. It is one of my favorite cookbooks of theirs.
You will find recipes like Hot Buttered Cider, Ginger Spice Muffins, Perfectly Pumpkin Pancakes, Fresh Apple Pound Cake, Cranberry Pork Roast, and so much more. There is also a section called Over the River and Through the Woods that is filled with Autumn memories from people around the country. I loved this part!
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