Chicken & Bacon Wild Rice Soup
Yields 8 Servings
Ingredients
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- ½ cup uncooked wild rice, rinsed (I used a brown, red & wild rice blend with lentils)
- ½ cup sliced green onions
- 1 ½ cups cubed or shredded cooked chicken, (I used rotisserie chicken)
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 2 cup half & half
- 8 slices bacon, crisply cooked & chopped
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, combine chicken broth & water. Add wild rice & green onions. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover & simmer 30-45 minutes or until rice is tender. There will be lots of liquid. Add cooked chicken & bring mixture to a boil to heat chicken through. Keep simmering.
- In a stock pot, melt butter. Whisk in flour, salt & pepper. Cook 1 minute or until fragrant. Add half & half, whisking briskly.
- Add the chicken & rice mixture to the pot. Stir well, until the liquid part of the soup is smooth. Add crisp bacon bits & allow to simmer 10 minutes, until thick, creamy & flavorful. Taste & adjust seasonings as necessary, but the bacon should add great flavor & enough saltiness that you shouldn't need much more of anything. Enjoy!