Chicken Soup With Wild Rice And Mushrooms

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups onions, peeled and diced
• 2 cups carrots, diced
• 2 cups celery, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and diced
• 1 cup wild rice
• 8 cups chicken stock
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 cup wine
• 2 cups cooked chicken
• 2 cups fresh mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
• salt and pepper
• fresh parsley (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter in a large soup pot and add the onions, carrots, celery and garlic.
• 2 saute until soft.
• 3 add the rice, stock, bay leaves and thyme.
• 4 simmer, covered, for one hour.
• 5 add the wine, chicken, mushrooms and seasonings (i continue to simmer until all ingredients are hot although the recipe doesn't say to do this).
• 6 garnish with chopped fresh parsley.