Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

By JanetLynn198

This recipe has 5 starts out of nearly 1,000 ratings

Ingredients

• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 2 cooked boneless chicken breast halves, shredded
• 1 pkg quick cooking long grain wild rice
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups heavy cream

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a large pot over medium heat, combine broth, water and chicken. Bring just to boiling, then stir in rice, reserving seasoning packet. Cover and remove from heat.

2. In a small bowl, combine salt, pepper and flour. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in contents of seasoning packet until mixture is bubbly. Reduce heat to low, then stir in flour mixture by tbsps, to form a roux. Whisk in cream, a little at a time, until fully incorporated and smooth. Cook until thickened, 5 mins.

3. Stir cream mixture into broth and rice. Cook over medium heat until heated thought, 10-15 mins.