Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Ingredients

• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 2 T butter
• 3 cups water
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 4 chicken breast halves, cooked and chopped
• 1 box Uncle Ben's Wild Rice mix and seasoning packet
• 1/4 cup half and half

Preparation

1. 1. Saute onion, celery and carrots in butter for 5 minutes in a large soup pot.
2. 2. Add water, stock, soup, rice and seasoning packet. Bring to a boil and then simmer 30-40 minutes until rice is tender. 3. Add chicken and heat through.
3. 4. Add half and half and simmer 5-10 minutes more.


4. ** Can be made earlier in the day and refrigerated. Upon reheating add some more stock to thin out.
6. ** Variation: Use Wild Rice mixture with mushroom flavor and chopped fresh mushrooms