🍂 Daily Chuckwagon RecipeCreamy Chicken & Wild Rice Soup 🐔🍲

Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice Soup 🐔🍲

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp butter or olive oil

• 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or thighs), diced

• 1 small onion, diced

• 3 cloves garlic, minced

• 2 carrots, peeled & sliced

• 2 celery stalks, diced

• 1 cup wild rice blend (rinsed)

• 5 cups chicken broth

• 1 cup milk or half-and-half

• ½ cup heavy cream (optional for richness)

• 1 tsp thyme

• ½ tsp rosemary

• ½ tsp black pepper

• Salt, to taste

• 2 tbsp flour (optional, for thickening)

• Garnish: chopped parsley or a sprinkle of parmesan

Instructions:

1. In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add chicken and cook until golden brown, then remove and set aside.

2. Add onion, garlic, carrots, and celery. Cook 5–7 minutes until softened.

3. Stir in wild rice, broth, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 40–45 minutes, until rice is tender.

4. In a small bowl, whisk flour into milk to make a slurry. Stir it into the soup along with the cream.

5. Return chicken to the pot and simmer 10 more minutes until thick and creamy.

6. Garnish with parsley or parmesan and serve hot with a slice of crusty bread.

🍁 Creamy, hearty, and soul-warming — this soup feels like a hug from the chuckwagon on a cool fall afternoon!