Chicken Wild Rice Broccoli Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first 9 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes., In Dutch oven, melt butter; stir in flour until smooth. Gradually whisk in broth mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Whisk in soup and wine. Add rice and chicken; heat through.

Steps:

• Wash wild rice in three changes of hot tap water; drain. Add rice, salt, and water to saucepan and heat to boiling. Reduce heat and cover. Simmer until rice is tender and has absorbed the water, about 30 to 45 minutes; for al dente rice, drain after 30 minutes. Rice should be tender but not mushy. Some kernels will be open, and others will be just tender. Set aside.
• Melt the butter in large heavy pot. Add the onion and mushrooms, sautéing for 5 minutes or until vegetables are cooked.
• Add the broccoli, carrots and chicken broth. Simmer until vegetables are tender.
• Place the vegetable mixture into a blender or food processor and process until smooth. You may need to do this in batches. Add flour and cream; blend until smooth. Return pureed vegetables to pot.
• Heat to simmering and cook until thickened.
• Stir in the chicken and wild rice.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• In 4-quart saucepan, heat broth, wild rice and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt to boiling over high heat. Stir; cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook about 45 minutes, without lifting cover, until rice is tender but still firm.
• Meanwhile, in 12-inch nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, celery and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables begin to brown. Add mushrooms; cook 3 to 5 minutes or until mushrooms brown and soften. Add thyme and flour. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until flour begins to brown and smells nutty. Add water; simmer 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Stir vegetable mixture into wild rice mixture. Stir in chicken and cream; heat to a simmer over high heat. Reduce heat; simmer 3 minutes to heat through and combine flavors. Divide among 6 bowls, and top with more fresh thyme, if desired.

Steps:

• In a 3 1/2 quart (or larger) slow cooker, combine all the ingredients; mix well.
• Cover and cook on low setting for 6 to 10 hours.

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan coated with cooking spray, cook onion and carrot in butter for 2 minutes. Stir in the broth, potatoes, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add broccoli; cook 3-7 minutes longer or until potatoes are tender. , Drain rice if necessary; fluff with a fork. Stir chicken and rice into potato mixture; heat through. In a small bowl, combine flour and half-and-half until smooth. Gradually stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.