# Chicken and Rice Soup

## Ingredients

- `4` tablespoons unsalted butter
- `3` celery ribs, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- `2` carrots, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- `1` medium onion, chopped
- `1/2` tsp garlic powder
- `1.5` teaspoons finely chopped thyme
- `1/2` tsp salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- `1/4` cup all-purpose flour
- `1` cup (`5` ounces) wild rice
- `8` cups chicken broth
- `4` cups roasted chicken or turkey, bite-size pieces
- `1` cup heavy cream

## Directions

- saute the celery, carrots, onion, and spices in butter.
- add flour and stir to coat evenly
- add the rice, then the chicken broth
- bring to a boil, then simmer for 30 minutes
- add the chicken and simmer for 15 minutes
- remove from heat, stir in the cream, serve

Servings: 4

Category: Soups

Link: https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chicken-and-wild-rice-soup

Tags: Meat