Chicken Bacon Wild Rice Soup

By MJH

Serves: 10

Ingredients

• 2 or 3 cups cubed or shredded cooked chicken
• 8 slices bacon cooked crispy and then crumbled
• 3 cans chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup uncooked wild rice, rinsed
• 1/2 cup margarine or butter
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups half and half

Preparation

Step 1

In a large saucepan, or soup kettle, place the 2 cups of water and the wild rice in the pan.
Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
Cook for 25 minutes or until the rice is tender.
There may be some liquid left, do not drain it.

In a separate saucepan, melt butter, add flour, salt, poultry seasoning and pepper. Stir until combined.
Then using a whisk, add to the wild rice.
Mix in the half and half.
Add cooked chicken and simmer on very low for a minimum of one hour, two or three is best as the flavors gel.

At the point of completing the soup, it may be transferred to a crockpot, that way it can warm up and you don’t have to be home.
Also may add mushrooms.