Creamy Chicken, Kale and Rice Soup. Go ahead and flag this chicken and wild rice recipe—it's sure to become a family favorite. A pot of pure comfort, it's a slightly thickened, creamy chicken soup with a finishing garnish of smoky bacon. For convenience, we call for precooked wild rice; if you can't find it, you can substitute.
Classic creamy chicken and wild rice soup is filled with ingredients that I don't usually use - chicken, of course, chicken broth, and even heavy cream. At its core, though, traditional wild rice soup contains a base of delicious fall vegetables and the yummy, hearty rice, so it's not hard to imagine a vegetarian version. In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute carrot, celery and onion until tender. You can cook Creamy Chicken, Kale and Rice Soup using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Creamy Chicken, Kale and Rice Soup
- Prepare 2 of chicken breast, boiled cooled and shredded (or use rotisserie).
- You need 2.5 cups of fresh kale, chopped.
- You need 1 of large onion, diced.
- It's 6 of garlic cloves, minced.
- You need 3 of celery, diced.
- Prepare 2 of small-medium carrots, diced.
- You need 2 tbs of flour.
- Prepare 2 tbs of butter.
- Prepare 1.5 tsp of olive oil.
- You need 1/2 cup of milk.
- It's 1/2 cup of cream (half&half is fine).
- It's 6 cup of chicken stock.
- You need 3/4 cup of rice (uncooked).
- You need 1 tsp of dried thyme.
- Prepare 2 tsp of dried basil.
- Prepare 1 of dried bay leaf.
- It's to taste of Salt and pepper.
Add the rice to the pot. While the soup is cooking, shred the kale. See how to make a simple creamy chicken soup with wild rice. Footnotes Partner Tip; Reynolds® Aluminum foil can be used to keep food moist, cook it evenly, and make clean-up easier.
Creamy Chicken, Kale and Rice Soup step by step
- In a large pot, heat oil with butter on medium high heat. Sautee onion and garlic until onion translucent. Then add your carrots and celery, cook for 4 min..
- Add the flour to the pot and cook for 2-3 min. Add your milk and cream to the pot. Cook for 5 more min, the mixture should be pretty thick..
- Add your shredded chicken to the pot and stir to combine. Add all of your chicken stock. Let this cook together for about 20 min. (On medium low).
- After 20 min, add your rice and kale to the pot, cook for another 30 min. (On medium low).
- The longer you let it cook, the thicker it will become..
- Note: if u boil bone in chicken for this recipe. Save the water you boiled the chicken in, just strain it to remove any icky parts and add that to your soup if you dont have stock..
- This makes a lot of soup, the leftovers are even better if you can imagine!!.
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