Zesty Wild Rice Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups chopped red onions
• 1 1/2 cups grated carrots
• 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced celery
• 10 tablespoons flour
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon thyme
• salt and pepper
• 4 cups cooked wild rice
• 2 lbs chicken or 2 lbs turkey, cooked and chopped coarsely
• 1 quart half-and-half
• 1/2 lb shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1/4 lb shredded monterey jack pepper cheese

Recipe

• 1 in large saucepan, melt butter.
• 2 saute onions, carrots, celery until tender.
• 3 stir in flour.
• 4 cook for approx 1 minute.
• 5 gradually add broth.
• 6 cook and stir until mixture boils and becomes thickened.
• 7 stir in thyme, salt, pepper, wild rice and turkey/chicken.
• 8 reduce heat to low.
• 9 stir in half-and-half.
• 10 add cheeses and stir until melted.