Soup Receipes :)

Wild Rice Soup

Cook 3 cups cooked wild rice
Cook 1 1/2 lbs Chicken (save the broth)

Melt 1/2 C plus 2 Tb butter
add 1 C flour. Stir together until pastey

Set aside

In 2 T butter saute the following Vegi's

1 c finely chopped celery
1 c finely chopped onion
1/3 c finely chopped green bell pepper
1/3 c finely chopped red bell pepper
1 c diagonally sliced carrots

Saute until onions are clear
then add
2 c sliced mushrooms
1 med jalapeno pepper finely chopped

Bring 1 gallon chicken broth to boil and then add flour mixture. Let simmer until thickened.

Stir in cooked vegetables, plus
1 Tb finely chopped parsley
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Simmer
add chicken, rice and
1 c heavy whipping cream

Heat through
Pour into bowls and to with toasted slivered almonds (optional)

This is one soup worth the work! So delicious and makes a lot!

We boiled a whole chicken for this cut up some celery and onions and salt in the water and cooked it for an hour to two hours. Until meat is falling of the bone. This chicken is so delicious and the best for soups!