This Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup is a lightened up version of Panera’s Chicken and Wild Rice Soup-perfect for a chilly day!

Makes 8 ( 1 and 1/4 cup ) servings

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What Ingredients do I need to make this Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup?

• Light butter- I use Land o’ Lakes light butter made with canola oil
• Onion- diced
• Celery- chopped
• Carrots- peeled and diced
• Reduced sodium chicken broth 
• Skinless, boneless chicken or rotisserie chicken with no skin-cooked and diced 
• Long Grain & Wild Rice with seasoning packet – I like to use Uncle Bens
• Fat free half and half- I use Land O’ Lakes fat free half and half
• Unsweetened almond milk
• Gold Medal all purpose flour
• Garlic powder or 1 garlic clove– minced 
• Dried thyme or fresh thyme 
• Dried or fresh rosemary
• Black Pepper
• Salt 

How do I make this Creamy Chicken And Wild Rice Soup?

For this soup you will need cooked skinless, boneless chicken. You can use the leftover cooked chicken that you may already have in your fridge or freezer. You may also use store bought rotisserie chicken (skin removed) for this soup.

If you don’t have cooked chicken-you can cook two chicken breasts in your crockpot with a little chicken broth and cook on low for 3 hours. 

In large Dutch oven or pot, melt light butter.

Add onions, celery and carrots on medium low heat.

Sauté vegetables for 10 minutes or until vegetables are softened.

Pour in chicken broth and the rice seasoning packet.

Add garlic and dry seasonings.

Pour in rice.

( I like to use Uncle Bens Wild Rice)

Cover and reduce heat to simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

In a small mixing bowl, whisk 1 cup unsweetened almond milk and 1 cup half and half with 1/2 cup flour until smooth. 

Pour cream and flour mixture into soup.

Whisk until well combined.

Stir in diced or shredded cooked or rotisserie chicken.

Cook on low for 10 minutes or until rice is soft and soup has thickened.

Garnish with fresh thyme, if desired.

Serve warm.

Store leftovers in an air tight container in the refrigerator for up to 10 days. 

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp Land o’ Lakes light butter made with canola oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 5 ribs celery, chopped
• 2 cups or 4 medium carrots, peeled and diced
• 3 (14.5 oz) cans or 43.5 oz reduced sodium chicken broth 
• 2 cups skinless, boneless chicken or rotisserie chicken with no skin, cooked and diced 
• 1 (6 oz.) box Long Grain & Wild Rice with seasoning packet – I use Uncle Bens
• 1 cup fat free half and half- I use Land O’ Lakes fat free half and half 
• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1/2 cup Gold Medal all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder or 1 garlic clove, minced 
• 1/4 tsp dried thyme or 1 Tbsp fresh thyme 
• 1/4 tsp dried rosemary or 1 Tbsp fresh rosemary
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp salt 

Directions:

1. In large Dutch oven or pot, melt light butter. Add onions, celery and carrots on medium low heat. Sauté vegetables for 10 minutes or until vegetables are softened. Pour in chicken broth. Add garlic and dry seasonings. Pour in rice and the seasoning packet. 
2. Cover and reduce heat to simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. In a small mixing bowl, whisk 1 cup unsweetened almond milk and 1 cup half and half with 1/2 cup flour until smooth. 
4. Pour cream and flour mixture into soup. Whisk until well combined. Stir in diced or shredded cooked or rotisserie chicken.
5. Cook on low for 10 minutes or until rice is soft and soup has thickened.
6. Serve warm. Garnish with fresh thyme, if desired.
7. Store leftovers in an air tight container in the refrigerator for up to 10 days. 

Makes  8 ( 1 and 1/4 cup ) servings

4 Points® per serving

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