Northern Minnesota Chicken Wild Rice Soup

Northern Minnesota Chicken Wild Rice Soup

3 (10 ounce) cans condensed chicken broth
2 cups water
1/2 cup wild rice
1/2 cup chopped sweet onion

1 tablespoon butter

1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/8 teaspoon pepper

2 cups half-and-half
1 1/2 cups cooked chicken (rotisserie or smoked the best)
8 slices cooked bacon
2 tablespoons dry sherry
½ cup minced celery

½ cup minced carrots
water, if needed

Directions:

Sauté chicken with light seasoning, 4 minutes each side until lightly browned

Set aside chicken and keep warm

In same pan sauté sweet onion in tablespoon butter until golden brown

In separate stock pot, combine broth and water

Add wild rice and onion

Simmer, covered, 35-40 minutes until rice is tender

In saucepan, melt butter on low heat and stir in flour, salt, chicken seasoning and pepper.
Stir constantly, to prevent burning, until smooth and bubbly.
Add half and half and cook until thickens-about 2 minutes.

Slowly add half and half mixture to the rice, stirring constantly.
Add remaining ingredients, stirring until thoroughly heated.

Add water at the end if you find this to be too thick